Successful treatment of episodic dyscontrol with carbamazepine.
Following a road-traffic accident, an 18-year-old man developed episodic dyscontrol which brought him into conflict with the law. Two years after the accident, treatment with carbamazepine was initiated and further aggressive outbursts subsided. The efficacy and mode of action of carbamazepine is discussed and the literature reviewed.
Lewin
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Department of Mental Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
Sumners
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D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000523:psychology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology
D002220:Carbamazepine