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GlossaryLevetiracetam

anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy

Levetiracetam, also known by the brand name Keppra, is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy. It works by stabilizing electrical activity in the brain, thereby reducing the frequency and severity of seizures.

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research Perampanel-Induced Hair Curling in a Patient with Epilepsy Associated with Pitt Hopkins Syndrome

1 citations, October 2019 in “Epileptic disorders”

A girl with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome developed curly hair as a rare side effect from the epilepsy drug perampanel.

research Safety and Tolerability of Antiepileptic Drugs in Women with Epilepsy

1 citations, April 2015 in “Russkij žurnal detskoj nevrologii”

Antiepileptic drugs can cause side effects like menstrual problems and infertility in women with epilepsy, but most pregnancies result in healthy babies, with newer drugs being safer.

research Adolescent's Hair Loss Due to Levetiracetam

2 citations, July 2018 in “Journal of pediatric epilepsy”

A teenager lost hair after starting epilepsy medication levetiracetam.

research Hypertensive Urgency in a Child with Focal Epilepsy: Is It Sodium Valproate Induced?

May 2022 in “Indian Journal of Pharmacology”

Sodium valproate can cause serious high blood pressure in children.

research Safety and Tolerability of Antiepileptic Drugs in Women with Epilepsy: Literature Review and Own Data

6 citations, April 2019 in “Russkij žurnal detskoj nevrologii”

Some epilepsy drugs can cause reproductive and cosmetic side effects in women and affect pregnancy, but most women still have healthy babies.

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