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ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2014

Levetiracetam improves disinhibitory behavior in nonconvulsive status epilepticus.

Kazuhiko Yamamuro, Hiroki Yoshino, Kentaro Tamura, Toyosaku Ota, Toshifumi Kishimoto

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Article in Annals of general psychiatry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kazuhiko YamamuroDepartment of Psychiatry, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522 Nara Japan.
Hiroki YoshinoDepartment of Psychiatry, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522 Nara Japan.
Kentaro TamuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522 Nara Japan.
Toyosaku OtaDepartment of Psychiatry, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522 Nara Japan.
Toshifumi KishimotoDepartment of Psychiatry, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522 Nara Japan.
Nara Medical University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundNonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is a severe medical condition and heterogeneous disorder defined by different seizure types and diverse etiologies. NCSE occurs commonly in the elderly and is potentially misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder. Current treatment options for NCSE are still unsatisfactory. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of NCSE in a 55-year-old epileptic male patient with a history of infectious encephalitis, disinhibitory behavior, and a suspected diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. Add-on levetiracetam (LEV) to carbamazepine treatment improved clinical manifestations and abnormal electroencephalographic discharge.

conclusionWith disinhibitory behavior in the elderly, the possibility of NCSE should be considered. Moreover, LEV may be an effective and well-tolerated pharmacotherapy for elderly NCSE patients.

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Disinhibitory behaviorInfectious encephalitisLevetiracetamNonconvulsive status epilepticusPsychiatric disorder

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