Levetiracetam-Related Mania-Like Symptoms: An Adolescent Case
Clinical Neuropharmacology, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.97-98, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/wnf.0000000000000335
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Neuropharmacology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.97-98
- Anahtar Kelimeler: adolescent, levetiracetam, mania
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Levetiracetam is an antiepileptic agent that is used for partial and generalized epilepsy. Although it is well tolerated in most cases, behavioral and nonbehavioral adverse effects may be observed. Among behavioral symptoms, depression, hostility, and agitation have been frequently reported. However, mania or mania-like symptoms are relatively rare, especially in children and adolescents. Hereby, we report mania-like symptoms with levetiracetam use in a 15-year-old boy. Mania-like symptoms emerged 3 weeks after starting levetiracetam and disappeared after adding risperidone to ongoing levetiracetam treatment.