Two Cases of Levetiracetam Overdose Without Any Serious Side Effects

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Ozturk Z., Havali C., Serdaoglu A., HIRFANOĞLU T., Akbas Y., Olgun L. T., ...More

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.28, no.2, pp.137-138, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.12996/gmj.2017.39
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.137-138
  • Keywords: Overdose, levetiracetam, epilepsy, children, EFFICACY, SEIZURES, CHILDREN, SAFETY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present two pediatric cases of levetiracetam overdose. The first case was a 3-year-old girl who was, by her family, accidentally given levetiracetam at 115 mg/kg/day for one-month duration. The second case, a 3-month-old girl who accidentally used 300 mg/kg/day dose about one month. We didn't observe remarkable severe side effects in our patients.