Seizures following reduction in phenytoin level after orally administered folic acid

Neurology. 2005 Jun 14;64(11):1982. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000163997.67472.C5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Anemia, Macrocytic / chemically induced
  • Anemia, Macrocytic / drug therapy*
  • Anticonvulsants / adverse effects
  • Anticonvulsants / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Anticonvulsants / blood
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • Down-Regulation / physiology
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Interactions / physiology
  • Epilepsy / chemically induced*
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy
  • Epilepsy / prevention & control
  • Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / chemically induced
  • Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / prevention & control
  • Folic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Folic Acid / adverse effects*
  • Folic Acid / blood*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenytoin / adverse effects
  • Phenytoin / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Phenytoin / blood*
  • Secondary Prevention

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Phenytoin
  • Folic Acid