TY - JOUR
T1 - Convulsive attacks due to antidepressant drug overdoses
T2 - Case reports and discussion
AU - Flechter, S.
AU - Rabey, J. M.
AU - Regev, I.
AU - Borenstein, N.
AU - Vardi, J.
PY - 1983/9
Y1 - 1983/9
N2 - Antidepressant drug overdoses have been reported to induce seizures, but the etiology of this phenomenon is still unclear. Recently we treated three patients who suffered from epileptic seizures after acute overdoses of three antidepressant drugs: (a) Dibenzepin HCl (Noveril), (b) Maprotiline HCl (Ludiomil), and (c) Clorimipramine (Anafranil). After a review of the pertinent literature, the possible role of antidepressant drugs in the genesis of epileptic seizures is discussed.
AB - Antidepressant drug overdoses have been reported to induce seizures, but the etiology of this phenomenon is still unclear. Recently we treated three patients who suffered from epileptic seizures after acute overdoses of three antidepressant drugs: (a) Dibenzepin HCl (Noveril), (b) Maprotiline HCl (Ludiomil), and (c) Clorimipramine (Anafranil). After a review of the pertinent literature, the possible role of antidepressant drugs in the genesis of epileptic seizures is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0163-8343(83)90061-0
DO - 10.1016/0163-8343(83)90061-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 6138296
AN - SCOPUS:0021035585
SN - 0163-8343
VL - 5
SP - 217
EP - 221
JO - General Hospital Psychiatry
JF - General Hospital Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -