Creatine phosphokinase elevation exacerbated by levetiracetam therapy
A 19-year-old muscular male with a history of epilepsy presented following two convulsive events. Levetiracetam (LEV) was given as an additional therapy, resulting in a marked boost in creatine phosphokinase (CPK) that could not easily be explained by renal dysfunction or rhabdomyolysis alone. Levet...
Main Authors: | Julia E. Isaacson, Dongwhoon J. Choe, Michael J. Doherty |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323214000504 |
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