Antiepileptic drug poisoning: Three-year experience.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Antiepileptic drugs, which are also called anticonvulsants, are used in the therapy and prophylaxis of epileptic seizures. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relevant epidemiological data and to determine which of these drugs was the most frequent cause of intoxication. Another purpose of this study was to determine the neurological, cardiac, and biochemical problems caused by antiepileptics.

Material and method

This retrospective study included 95 consecutive patients under 18 years of age with antiepileptic intoxication, presenting to and being followed-up in, the Toxicology Unit between January 2010 and February 2013. The data were obtained by screening the patient files.

Results

Of the cases, 67 (70.5%) were self-poisoned by first genera

SUBMITTER: Gunaydın YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5598106 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature