Open AccessCarbamazepine Induced Asterixis with Hyperammonemia: A Case Report with Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Hemendra Singh,
Girish Babu Nanjundappa,
Venkata Senthil Kumar Reddi,
Prabha S. Chandra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.150853
Subject(s) - hyperammonemia , carbamazepine , medicine , psychiatry , epilepsy
Asterixis with hyperammonemia is an uncommon side-effect reported with carbamazepine. We report a case of carbamazepine induced asterixis with hyperammonemia and also the review of published literature on the same.