Epileptic Disorders
MENUReversible downbeat nystagmus induced by carbamazepine in a three-year-old child Volume 24, numéro 2, April 2022
TEST YOURSELF
(1) Which anticonvulsant drugs can induce downbeat nystagmus?
(2) What are the ophthalmologic side effects of carbamazepine?
Answers
(1) Carbamazepine, phenytoin, valproate, lamotrigine, felbamate, lacosamide and gabapentin.
(2) Diplopia, horizontal gaze-evoked and downbeat nystagmus, saccade abnormalities, total ophthalmoplegia, oculogyric crisis and eyelid nystagmus.