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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(02): 532-534
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_86_18
Case Report

Phenytoin toxicity manifesting as acute psychosis: An uncommon side effect of a common drug

Mohit Agrawal
Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, New Delhi
,
Sachin Borkar
Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, New Delhi
,
Shashank Kale
Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, New Delhi
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Antiepileptic drug-induced psychotic disorder represents an iatrogenic, adverse drug reaction. Phenytoin has rarely been shown to be a causative agent of acute psychosis in patients. We present such a rare case of short term use of phenytoin causing toxicity manifesting as acute psychosis and complete recovery following phenytoin withdrawal.

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Acute psychosis - phenytoin toxicity - rare side effect

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09 September 2022

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