Carbamazepine-Induced Juvenile Myoclonic Seizures

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-14-11-10

Keywords:

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Carbamazepine, Myoclonic Status

Abstract

The risk of aggravation of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) among 40 of 170 consecutive patients who had received carbamazepine (CBZ) or phenytoin (PHT) was determined at the Centre Saint Paul, Marseille, and the Clinique Neurologique, Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France.

Published

2000-11-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders