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Reintroduction of oxcarbazepine after allergic reaction in two pediatric patients with epilepsy

Allergic reactions are common reasons for withdrawal of oxcarbazepine treatment in patients with epilepsy. However, some patients are not responsive to other antiseizure medications. Herein, two pediatric patients with epilepsy and allergic to oxcarbazepine to whom oxcarbazepine therapy was successf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yu, Lingyan, Wang, Zhiliang, Yu, Zhenwei, Feng, Jianhua, Dai, Haibin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8351383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34181315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51415
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Sumario:Allergic reactions are common reasons for withdrawal of oxcarbazepine treatment in patients with epilepsy. However, some patients are not responsive to other antiseizure medications. Herein, two pediatric patients with epilepsy and allergic to oxcarbazepine to whom oxcarbazepine therapy was successfully reintroduced are described. The reintroduction strategy used in this study was simple, feasible, and suitable for the reintroduction of oxcarbazepine in pediatric patients with epilepsy.