Key references: Antiepileptic drug poisoning

  • Alyahya B, Friesen M, Nauche B, Laliberte M. Acute lamotrigine overdose: a systematic review of published adult and pediatric cases. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2018;56(2):81–9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28862044
  • Bodmer M, Monte AA, Kokko J, Yin S. Safety of non-therapeutic levetiracetam ingestions--a poison center based study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2011;20(4):366–9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21328633
  • Chen C, Cowles VE, Sweeney M. The intestinal absorption mechanism of gabapentin makes it appropriate for gastroretentive delivery. Curr Clin Pharmacol 2013;8(1):67–72. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22946876
  • Craig S. Phenytoin poisoning. Neurocrit Care 2005;3(2):161–70. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16174888
  • Daana M, Nevo Y, Tenenbaum A, Taustein I, Berger I. Lamotrigine overdose in a child. J Child Neurol 2007;22(5):642–4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17690076
  • Daly C, Griffin E, Ashcroft DM, Webb RT, Perry IJ, Arensman E. Intentional drug overdose involving pregabalin and gabapentin: Findings from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland, 2007–2015. Clin Drug Investig 2018;38(4):373–80. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29264838
  • Dassanayake TL, Jones AL, Michie PT, Carter GL, McElduff P, Stokes BJ, et al. Risk of road traffic accidents in patients discharged following treatment for psychotropic drug overdose: a self-controlled case series study in Australia. CNS Drugs 2012;26(3):269–76. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22329565
  • Dassanayake TL, Michie PT, Jones AL, Mallard T, Whyte IM, Carter GL. Cognitive skills underlying driving in patients discharged following self-poisoning with central nervous system depressant drugs. Traffic Inj Prev 2012;13(5):450–7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22931174
  • Jones AL, Proudfoot AT. Features and management of poisoning with modern drugs used to treat epilepsy. QJM 1998;91(5):325–32. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9709465
  • Klein-Schwartz W, Shepherd JG, Gorman S, Dahl B. Characterization of gabapentin overdose using a poison center case series. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 2003;41(1):11–15. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12645962
  • Lofton AL, Klein-Schwartz W. Evaluation of toxicity of topiramate exposures reported to poison centers. Hum Exp Toxicol 2005;24(11):591–5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16323576
  • Montgomery VL, Richman BJ, Goldsmith LJ, Rodgers GC. Severity and carbamazepine level at time of initial poison center contact correlate with outcome in carbamazepine poisoning. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 1995;33(4):311–23. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7629897
  • Spiller HA, Krenzelok EP, Klein-Schwartz W, Winter ML, Weber JA, Sollee DR, et al. Multicenter case series of valproic acid ingestion: serum concentrations and toxicity [Erratum in J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 2001;39(1):115]. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 2000;38(7):755–60. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11192462
  • Spiller HA, Winter ML, Ryan M, Krenzelok EP, Anderson DL, Thompson M, et al. Retrospective evaluation of tiagabine overdose. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2005;43(7):855–9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16440513
  • Wills B, Reynolds P, Chu E, Murphy C, Cumpston K, Stromberg P, et al. Clinical outcomes in newer anticonvulsant overdose: a poison center observational study. J Med Toxicol 2014;10(3):254–60. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24515527
  • Wisniewski M, Lukasik-Glebocka M, Anand JS Acute topiramate overdose--clinical manifestations. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2009;47(4):317–20. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19514879
  • Wood DM, Berry DJ, Glover G, Eastwood J, Dargan PI. Significant pregabalin toxicity managed with supportive care alone. J Med Toxicol 2010;6(4):435–7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20373065