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Unusual side-effects due to clobazam: a case report with genetic study of CYP2C19.
Brain & development - 1 Jan 2004
Parmeggiani Antonia, Posar Annio, Sangiorgi Simonetta, Giovanardi-Rossi Paola
Abstract excerpt
We describe the case of a 10-year-old girl with two epileptic seizures and subcontinuous spike-waves during sleep, who presented unusual side-effects related to clobazam (CLB) monotherapy. High plasma levels of N-desmethyl-clobazam (N-CLB), the major metabolite of CLB were detected. The patient and her parents underwent molecular analysis of the CYP2C19 gene, which may be implicated in the metabolism of this...
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