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Dexamethasone-induced withdrawal seizure
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- 1Departments of Pharmacology, College, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
- 2Psychiatry, NDMC Medical College, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
Published in Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Correspondence: Santwana Mahar
Departments of Pharmacology, College, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
Copyright: © 2015 The Author(s). This is an open access article.
Published: Jan 1, 2015, Received: Mar 15, 2014, Accepted: Sep 15, 2014
Abstract
Dexamethasone‑induced withdrawal seizure, which is a very rare and uncommon event, occurred after discontinuation of steroid therapy that was taken to increase weight by the patient. The pathogenesis is not well understood. In this submission, we have highlighted the fact that withdrawal of steroid has a propensity to cause seizure as a rare withdrawal phenomenon.
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