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Absence Seizures and Carbamazepine in Adults |
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| Authors: | Joyce D Liporace Michael R Sperling Marc A Dichter |
| Institution: | Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Summary: Carbamazepine (CBZ) therapy was associated with development of absence seizures in 4 adults with generalized epilepsy. Two patients had new appearance of absence seizures and 2 patients had recrudesence of remote absence seizures. The seizures abated after discontinuation of CBZ therapy or addition of ethosuximide (ESM) in 1 patient intolerant of valproate (VPA). |
| Keywords: | Generalized epilepsy Absence seizures Myo-clonic epilepsy Electroencephalography Carbamazepine |