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Query: UMLS:C0014547 (
focal epilepsy
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Porphyrias are rare genetic disorders which cause a deficiency in the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of heme. The treatment of epilepsy in patients with
acute intermittent porphyria
can be difficult since many anticonvulsants can increase heme synthesis and trigger porphyric attacks. We report a patient with
focal epilepsy
successfully treated with eslicarbazepine without exacerbation of porphyria.
...
PMID:Eslicarbazepine for focal epilepsy and acute intermittent porphyria. 3255 60
