Stuttering Priapism Associated with Levetiracetam

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Pekoz M. T., BOZDEMİR H., SATILMIŞ Ü., ASLAN K.

EPILEPSI, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.75-77, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/epilepsi.2017.14632
  • Dergi Adı: EPILEPSI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-77
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Epilepsy, levetiracetam, priapism, ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS, EPILEPSY
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Priapism is defined as a prolonged and persistent, painful erection of the penis without sexual stimulation. There have been a few case report of priapism resulting from the use of sodium valproate and topiramate. In our case, a 15-year-old male patient with partial seizures was treated with levetiracetam 1000 mg/day. Stuttering priapism was reported in the first week of treatment, which improved with drug withdrawal. To the best of our knowledge, there is no case report of a similar complication with levetiracetam.