Vigabatrin-Associated “Acute Encephalopathy”

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-14-5-12

Keywords:

Vigabatrin, High Voltage Delta Waves, Metabolic Disorder

Abstract

A 6-month-old girl with Alexander disease and hydrocephalus, treated at Children’s Hospital, Tubingen, Germany, developed acute encephalopathy within 3 days of starting vigabatrin (VGB).

Published

2000-05-01

Issue

Section

Antiepileptic Medications