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Epileptic seizures induced by psychotropic drugs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

B. K. Toone  and
G. W. Fenton
B. K. Toone*
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
G. W. Fenton
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr B. K. Toone, The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ.
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Synopsis

On the basis of information abstracted from case histories, 41 patients who had experienced epileptic seizures thought to be due either to treatment with psychiatric drugs or to withdrawal from sedative drugs were compared with a control group of patients. Those who had experienced seizures were more commonly first born and had a history of post-natal brain damage. During the week preceding the seizure there had been a marked increase in drug prescribing. The implications for drug management are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1977 , pp. 265 - 270
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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