Downbeat, positional, and perverted head-shaking nystagmus associated with lamotrigine toxicity.
Lamotrigine is an effective antiepileptic drug with few adverse effects. Nystagmus is one of the commonly observable signs of lamotrigine overdose, which may result from central nervous system involvement. However, the physiologic basis of lamotrigine-induced nystagmus is not fully understood. Here we report a patient who presented with lamotrigine-associated nystagmus that was probably related to cerebellar dysfunction.
Oh
Sun-Young
SY
Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Kim
Ji Soo
JS
Lee
Young Hoon
YH
Lee
Ae Young
AY
Kim
Jei
J
Kim
Jae Moon
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