Clozapine-induced seizure
Open Access
- 1 January 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medknow in Indian Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 51 (6), 410-412
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijp.ijp_403_18
Abstract
There are very few reports which suggest an association between antipsychotic clozapine low dose and seizure. We report a case in which intial titration of low dose clozapine developed seizure. A 42-year-old female who did not have any history of seizure and had normal blood parameters and normal computed tomography brain at the baseline developed seizure while on clozapine 300 mg/day. Reduction of the dose of clozapine to 250 mg/day led to the return to baseline, with having another episode of seizure on again increasing the dose of clozapine, requiring tablet haloperidol 10 mg/day as an add-on therapy for normalization of behavioral problems. Later, clozapine was maintained on 250 mg/day, with no recurrence of seizure episodes. To conclude, this case report suggests that clozapine can rarely lead to seizure during the initial phase of titration of treatment.Keywords
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