Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report

Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report

Levetiracetam, a relatively new antiepileptic drug (AED), is used mainly as adjuvant and less as monotherapy of seizure. Though rare, Levetiracetam is reported to induce hallucination. To highlight the potential of this adverse drug event, we report a seizure-case that had auditory hallucination wit...

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Main Authors: D. R. Shakya, A. Dutta, R. Gautam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/706243
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spelling doaj-736f103660ff4791b7c3f32d6630d3bc2020-11-24T23:24:26ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/706243706243Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case ReportD. R. Shakya0A. Dutta1R. Gautam2Department of Psychiatry, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, 56700 Dharan, NepalDepartment of Psychiatry, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, 56700 Dharan, NepalDepartment of Psychiatry, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, 56700 Dharan, NepalLevetiracetam, a relatively new antiepileptic drug (AED), is used mainly as adjuvant and less as monotherapy of seizure. Though rare, Levetiracetam is reported to induce hallucination. To highlight the potential of this adverse drug event, we report a seizure-case that had auditory hallucination with Levetiracetam. A 32-year lady had 7-year history of unresponsive spells which increased in the last year, also occurred while asleep and were diagnosed as “generalized seizure” with video-EEG. With gradual optimization of Levetiracetam to 2250 mg, she continuously heard distressing sound of saw cutting wooden blocks. After 3-day continuous auditory hallucination, Levetiracetam had to be changed to sodium valproate.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/706243
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Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report
Case Reports in Medicine
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title Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report
title_short Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report
title_full Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report
title_fullStr Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Hallucination in a Seizure Patient Using Levetiracetam: A Case Report
title_sort hallucination in a seizure patient using levetiracetam: a case report
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1687-9635
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Levetiracetam, a relatively new antiepileptic drug (AED), is used mainly as adjuvant and less as monotherapy of seizure. Though rare, Levetiracetam is reported to induce hallucination. To highlight the potential of this adverse drug event, we report a seizure-case that had auditory hallucination with Levetiracetam. A 32-year lady had 7-year history of unresponsive spells which increased in the last year, also occurred while asleep and were diagnosed as “generalized seizure” with video-EEG. With gradual optimization of Levetiracetam to 2250 mg, she continuously heard distressing sound of saw cutting wooden blocks. After 3-day continuous auditory hallucination, Levetiracetam had to be changed to sodium valproate.
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