Topiramate efficacy in an infant with partial seizures refractory to conventional antiepileptic drugs

Seizure. 2004 Jun;13(4):241-3. doi: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00183-3.

Abstract

Many studies showed that Topiramate (TPM) may be a useful drug in a wide spectrum of childhood epilepsies. We report a 3-month-old female with stormy onset of secondarily generalized partial seizures. She showed a high seizure frequency and a progressive worsening electroencephalogram (EEG), despite standard antiepileptic drugs administration. TPM succeeded in controlling seizures, even after the other drugs were discontinued. This case suggests that TPM may represent a good choice for the treatment of partial seizures refractory to conventional drugs in infants.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anticonvulsants / administration & dosage
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Resistance*
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsies, Partial / diagnosis
  • Epilepsies, Partial / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Fructose / administration & dosage
  • Fructose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Fructose / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Topiramate

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Topiramate
  • Fructose