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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-12 | Issue-04
Visual Disturbances Secondary to the Use of Lamotrigine in a Patient Suffering from Bipolar Depression: Case Report
Fadwa Bentabet, Hind Elmansouri, Imane Adali, Fatiha Manoudi
Published: April 27, 2024 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2024.v12i04.037
Pages: 537-538
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Abstract
Lamotrigine is a second-generation anticonvulsant approved for the treatment of epilepsy. Like other antiepileptics, lamotrigine is also used off-label in bipolar disorders as a mood stabiliser. We describe the case of a patient suffering from bipolar disorder type 2 who developed ocular toxicity following the use of lamotrigine in the management of his mental illness. The vast majority of these visual side effects are non-serious, rare, of mild to moderate intensity. And they appear to be reversible once treatment is stopped.