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Topiramate is a new antiepileptic drug, used for treatment of partial onset seizure and refractory seizures. Although it is well tolerated in children, some adverse effects including hypohidrosis and hyperthermia are reported. We present two children with epilepsy who were treated with topiramate
Hypohidrosis is an uncommon and reversible side effect of topiramate treatment, reported mainly in children. This report presents an adult patient with complex partial seizures who was treated with topiramate and developed hypohidrosis coupled with hyperthermia, related to high environmental
Topiramate is an antiepileptic drug with a beneficial clinical effect on various seizure types. Topiramate does not seem to be associated with serious adverse effects and is also well tolerated in pediatric patients. Only few cases of hypohidrosis have been described. This report presents one young
Topiramate is one of the newer generation antiepileptic drugs with a beneficial clinical effect on various seizure types. In this study, we present the clinical findings of hypohidrosis and hyperthermia with topiramate in pediatric patients. The data were collected retrospectively on 173 patients
We report the results of serial computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 9-month-old Japanese girl with the rare disorder, congenital sensory neuropathy with anhidrosis (CSNA). She developed a prolonged high fever, anorexia, and weight loss with laboratory findings of
OBJECTIVE
Topiramate (TPM) is an antiepileptic agent, first licensed in the United Kingdom in 1994, that is used in the treatment of patients with refractory seizure disorders. TPM is a monosaccharide d-fructose derivate, with sulfamate function, and so far, few adverse side effects have been
BACKGROUND
It has been observed that if topiramate (TPM) is given together with other antiepileptic drugs when the temperature of the environment is high, a disorder involving sweating and thermo regulation may be seen as a side effect.
METHODS
We describe ten patients, of an average age of 7 years
Mitochondrial DNA syndromes are an emerging class of diseases that can present at any age. Clinical findings are legion and may include renal tubulopathy, growth retardation, myopathy, seizures, and ophthalmoplegia. Mitochondrial DNA syndromes have presented with symmetric cervical lipomas,
Exercise is a well-known stress test for uncovering heart or lung disease, but it can also stress other organs and unmask a range of medical disorders. Practical case examples are given in seven areas: anemia, headache, hematuria, gastrointestinal problems, seizure, anhidrosis, and hypothyroidism.
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV (HSAN IV) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of unexplained fever, extensive anhidrosis, total insensitivity to pain, hypotonia, and mental retardation. The absence of urticarial reaction to intradermal
We describe a 60-year-old woman with medically refractory left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy accompanied by Ross syndrome. The patient had a partial triad of Ross syndrome with hypohydrosis only on her right side (contralateral to the epileptic seizure focus), Adie's tonic pupil on the right, and
One of a pair of female monozygotic twins showed skin atrophy with linear alternation of depressed scarlike areas and intervening ridges of normal or nearly normal skin. She was born with friable skin and a vesicular-bullous eruption which was followed by gradual scabbing. Hypohidrosis in the
Background: Fabry disease is a rare inborn error of metabolism with profound clinical consequences if untreated. It is caused by the deficiency of α galactosidase A enzyme and is the only lysosomal storage disorder with an X linked
Acute autonomic and sensory neuropathy (AASN) is a rare neuropathy characterized by acute autonomic dysfunction and objective sensory disturbances. A 26-year-old pregnant woman with severe autonomic and sensory dysfunction is reported. This patient suddenly developed marked nausea and vomitting in