Reversibility of vigabratin-induced visual-field defect.
We report a girl with epilepsy aged 10 years receiving vigabatrin and complaining of bumping into objects and presenting visual-field constriction, which disappeared after vigabatrin withdrawal.
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D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020888:Vigabatrin; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000187:drug effects*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D020888:Vigabatrin