A case of auditory disturbance caused by lacosamide

A case of auditory disturbance caused by lacosamide

We report a case of auditory disturbance in an adult female that developed after starting lacosamide treatment for epilepsy. While carbamazepine is known to change auditory pitch perception in some patients, that has not been previously reported as a side effect of lacosamide administration. In our...

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Main Authors: Mihoko Kawai, Kousuke Kanemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323218301427
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spelling doaj-cb6bbcb5bdc9441c947cc9236d2edcbe2020-11-25T01:13:45ZengElsevierEpilepsy and Behavior Case Reports2213-32322019-01-01117072A case of auditory disturbance caused by lacosamideMihoko Kawai0Kousuke Kanemoto1Corresponding author.; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Aichi Medical University, 1-1, Karimata, Yazako, Nagakute-shi, Aichi 480-1195, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Aichi Medical University, 1-1, Karimata, Yazako, Nagakute-shi, Aichi 480-1195, JapanWe report a case of auditory disturbance in an adult female that developed after starting lacosamide treatment for epilepsy. While carbamazepine is known to change auditory pitch perception in some patients, that has not been previously reported as a side effect of lacosamide administration. In our description of pitch perception deficit associated with lacosamide, we outline features seen in our patient and compare our findings with those of previous reports describing carbamazepine-associated auditory disturbance. Keywords: Epilepsy, Lacosamide, Carbamazepine, Auditory disturbance, Pitch perception, Side effecthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323218301427
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description We report a case of auditory disturbance in an adult female that developed after starting lacosamide treatment for epilepsy. While carbamazepine is known to change auditory pitch perception in some patients, that has not been previously reported as a side effect of lacosamide administration. In our description of pitch perception deficit associated with lacosamide, we outline features seen in our patient and compare our findings with those of previous reports describing carbamazepine-associated auditory disturbance. Keywords: Epilepsy, Lacosamide, Carbamazepine, Auditory disturbance, Pitch perception, Side effect
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