Acute Hepatotoxicity Associated With Lamotrigine

Acute Hepatotoxicity Associated With Lamotrigine

In view of our assessment that the patient suffered from schizophrenia and because of elevated levels of aspartate and alanine aminotransferase found in his liver function tests, lamotrigine was not restarted on admission.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 2008-04, Vol.165 (4), p.539-540
Hauptverfasser: MOELLER, KAREN E., WEI, LEI, JEWELL, ANDREA D., CARVER, LARRY A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anticonvulsants - adverse effects
Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use
Bipolar disorder
Drug therapy
Hepatitis
Humans
Letters to the editor
Liver Failure, Acute - chemically induced
Liver Failure, Acute - diagnosis
Male
Medical treatment
Physical examinations
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - drug therapy
Side effects
Triazines - adverse effects
Triazines - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:In view of our assessment that the patient suffered from schizophrenia and because of elevated levels of aspartate and alanine aminotransferase found in his liver function tests, lamotrigine was not restarted on admission.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07050728