Open AccessEslicarbazepine‐induced severe hyponatremia resulted in generalized tonic‐clonic seizure
Author(s) -
Habib Mhd Baraa,
Elshafei Mohammad,
Ali Elrazi,
Sardar Sundus,
Ali Khaled,
Haddad Naim,
Abdelaty Mohamed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4851
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , medicine , anesthesia , partial seizures , intensive care medicine , epilepsy , pediatrics , psychiatry
Although eslicarbazepine is an anti‐seizure medication, it may result in seizure worsening if its use is complicated by severe hyponatremia, even long time after commencing this medication. The treatment is a replacement for another ASM.