ALLERGIC VASCULITIS DUE TO GAMMA-VINYL GABA TREATMENT

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DIETERLE, L
BECKER, EW
BERG, PA
BERKENFELD, R
REINSHAGEN, G
机构
[1] UNIV TUBINGEN,MED KLIN,ERWACHSENENKLIN EPILEPSIEZENT KORK,W-7400 TUBINGEN 1,GERMANY
[2] UNIV TUBINGEN,MED KLIN,INNERE MED ABT 2,W-7400 TUBINGEN 1,GERMANY
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NERVENARZT | 1994年 / 65卷 / 02期
关键词
VIGABATRIN; ALLERGIC VASCULITIS; ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST;
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
A patient with focal epilepsy that was resistant to medical treatment received add-on therapy with vigabatrin. Six months after commencement of vigabatrin therapy, allergic vasculitis caused by vigabatrin was diagnosed. The patient displayed unilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy with impairment of vision and concentric loss of visual field. The diagnosis was based on the lymphocyte transformation test and the clinical course. The allergic vasculitis was healed by cortisone therapy.
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