A patient who is concomitantly under multiple therapeutic agents that confer risk of epileptic attack is at higher risk than who are on a single drug regimen. How would you differentiate a drug-induced seizure from new-onset unprovoked seizures? What can be its management? Seizures are thought to occur when nerve cells in the brain signal abnormally. These abnormal electrical firings may impair movements, actions, and/or level of consciousness.
A patient who has two or more unprovoked seizures is considered to have epilepsy, which is estimated to affect 65 million people worldwide. Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurologic disorder in the U.S. after a migraine, stroke, and Alzheimer disease Drug-induced seizures may be difficult to differentiate from new-onset unprovoked seizure disorders associated with medical conditions. Symptoms associated with drug-induced seizures are similar…
