• Epileptic Disord · Dec 2010

    Case Reports

    A case of levetiracetam-induced thrombocytopenia.

    • Roger Oghlakian, Charles Nock, and Mohamad Koubeissi.
    • Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. roger.oghlakian@uhhospitals.org
    • Epileptic Disord. 2010 Dec 1; 12 (4): 335-7.

    AbstractRare cases of levetiracetam-induced thrombocytopenia have been reported in the literature. We report a case of glioblastoma multiforme and partial epilepsy treated with levetiracetam with subsequent development of thrombocytopenia. After ruling out all other possible causes of a decreased platelet count, we conclude that levetiracetam was the cause of this adverse event.

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