EEG appearances in acute carbamazepine toxicity.
A 16-year-old woman deliberately took a large, toxic overdose of carbamazepine and recovered despite a high plasma level. During the acute phase the EEG was dominated by occipital delta activity suggestive of a brainstem disorder. Following 24-h treatment with activated charcoal the plasma carbamazepine was cleared and the EEG returned to normal.
Howard
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RS
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Maida Vale, London, UK.
Trend
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PS
Townsend
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HR
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
D002220:Carbamazepine