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Case ReportJournal of Young PharmacistsVol. 12 | Issue 1 | 2020 | pp. 102–103Open access
Idiopathic Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia with Phenytoin: A Case Report
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Young Pharmacists
Correspondence: Khayati Moudgil
Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Email: khayatimoudgil@jssuni.edu.in
Copyright: © 2020 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Apr 18, 2020
- Received:
- Dec 21, 2019
- Accepted:
- Jan 28, 2020
How to cite
Basker, V., & Moudgil, K. (2020). Idiopathic Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia with Phenytoin: A Case Report. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 12(1), 102–103. https://doi.org/10.5530/jyp.2020.12.21
Abstract
Phenytoin is an antiepileptic drug and is commonly prescribed for generalized tonic-clonic seizure. It blocks the voltage gated sodium channel and produce the action. It has a narrow therapeutic index. Adverse effects are very common with phenytoin but idiopathic ataxia is rarely observed. We report a case of a 30-year-old male patient who had chief complaints of ataxia, giddiness and vomiting. He had past medical history of epilepsy for which he was adherent to phenytoin from past four years.
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| Title | Idiopathic Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia with Phenytoin: A Case Report |
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| Authors | Vahini Basker; Khayati Moudgil |
| Affiliations | Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | khayatimoudgil@jssuni.edu.in |
| Journal | Journal of Young Pharmacists |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 12, Issue 1 (2020) |
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