Paradoxical exacerbation of myoclonic-astatic seizures by levetiracetam in myoclonic astatic epilepsy

作者: Yamane Makke , Ghassan Hmaimess , Wassim Nasreddine , Ahmad Fawaz , Ahmad Beydoun

DOI: 10.1186/S12887-015-0330-Y

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摘要: Background Levetiracetam is a broad spectrum antiepileptic drug (AED) with proven efficacy when used as adjunctive therapy against myoclonic seizures. We report two patients suffering from epilepsy myoclonic-astatic (MAE) who experienced paradoxical worsening of seizures after initiation treatment LEV, finding not previously described.

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