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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 and developed hypohidrosis and hyperthermia.
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Anticonvulsants/adverse effects , Carbonic Anhydrases , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Fructose/adverse effects , Humans , Hypohidrosis/chemically induced , Hypothermia/chemically induced , Male , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical picture which is rarely seen in children. In this case report here it is presented a patient who has biochemical and clinical signs of rhabdomyolysis and admitted to our clinic with hypernatremia. The authors think that it is necessary to be alert for rhabdomyolysis in severe hypernatremia cases.
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Acute Disease , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Hypernatremia/complications , Renal Insufficiency/etiology , Rhabdomyolysis/complications , Severity of Illness Index , Syndrome , ThirstABSTRACT
Hot water epilepsy (HWE) is a rare form of reflex epilepsy caused by bathing with hot water. In this paper, we describe three cases with hot water epilepsy.It occurs generally in children with normal psychomotor development and children continue to develop normally after seizure. HWE has usually a favorable prognosis by first avoiding lukewarm water and secondly using either intermittent oral prophylaxis with benzodiazepines or conventional AEDs.