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ArticleCureus2021

Acute Levetiracetam-Induced Thrombocytopenia in an Anticoagulated Immunocompetent Patient.

Somto T Nwaedozie, Sheetal Aatrai, Javad Najjar Mojarrab, Abdullah Al Twal

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Somto T NwaedozieInternal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, USA.
Sheetal AatraiInternal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, USA.
Javad Najjar MojarrabInternal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, USA.
Abdullah Al TwalPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, USA.
Marshfield Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Levetiracetam (LEV) is a commonly prescribed anti-seizure medication for the prophylaxis and treatment of focal and generalized seizures. However, a few significant LEV-associated adverse effects have been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a case of significant thrombocytopenia within 24 hours of IV LEV administration for generalized seizures in an anticoagulated immunocompetent patient that completely resolved following discontinuation of the medication. Increased awareness of this uncommon thrombocytopenic side effect of LEV especially in the setting of anticoagulation is important for clinicians providing care to patients with a history of seizures due to the heightened risk of clinically significant bleeding.

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adverse drug effectanticoagulationlevetiracetamseizuresthrombocytopenia

Identifiers

PMID33850675
PMCPMC8035701
OpenAlexW3133571566

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