title: Carbamazepine-induced non-epileptic myoclonus and tic-like movements.
abstract: Carbamazepine-induced abnormal movements have been reported in children and adult patients, and both non-epileptic myoclonus and tic-like movements have been reported in the same patient. Although a pathogenetic mechanism underlying carbamazepine-induced epileptic negative myoclonus has been proposed, a causative role of carbamazepine for positive myoclonus has not been fully identified. Here, we describe the video-documented case of an adult patient with non-epileptic myoclonus and tic-like movements persisting for 21 years, which appeared after he started carbamazepine treatment at 10 years of age. [Published with videosequences].
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurosciences, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magaudda
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Rosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000139:chemically induced*; D020323:Tics / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014741:Video Recording
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine