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Cerebellar atrophy in an epileptic child: is it due to phenytoin?
SR Ahuja, S Karande, MV Kulkarni
Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, LTM Medical College and Hospital, Sion, Mumbai - 400 022, India., India
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S R Ahuja
Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, LTM Medical College and Hospital, Sion, Mumbai - 400 022, India.
India
A four and half year old epileptic child on phenytoin therapy since one year presented with signs of cerebellar dysfunction. Serum phenytoin level was high (33 mcg/ml) and computerised tomographic scan of the brain showed severe generalised cerebellar atrophy. The cerebellar signs represented drug over dosage and toxicity and persisted long after omission of phenytoin.
How to cite this article:
Ahuja S R, Karande S, Kulkarni M V. Cerebellar atrophy in an epileptic child: is it due to phenytoin?.J Postgrad Med 2000;46:278-9
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Ahuja S R, Karande S, Kulkarni M V. Cerebellar atrophy in an epileptic child: is it due to phenytoin?. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 2000 [cited 2023 May 29 ];46:278-9
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