Carbamazepine poisoning: A narrow escape
Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of focal epilepsy, neuropathic pain, and manic-depressive illness. Acute ingestion above the therapeutic range can lead to a range of manifestations ranging from the excessive somnolence to severe life-threatening multi-organ involv...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of focal epilepsy, neuropathic pain, and manic-depressive illness. Acute ingestion above the therapeutic range can lead to a range of manifestations ranging from the excessive somnolence to severe life-threatening multi-organ involvement. Here, we present one case of a 1 year-6 month-old girl who was brought to our hospital with a history of accidental ingestion of carbamazepine above therapeutic dose with features of the severe central nervous system impairment. After a stormy course in the pediatric intensive care unit, the child developed neurological sequele but improved after rehabilitation therapy. |
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| Item Description: | 2349-6592 2455-7099 10.4103/JPCC.JPCC_22_20 |