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Idiopathic Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia with Phenytoin: A Case Report

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  1. 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

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Khayati Moudgil

Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

khayatimoudgil@jssuni.edu.in

Received: 21-12-2019; Revised: 27-12-2019; Accepted: 28-01-2020.

Volume 12, Issue 1 · pp. 102-103 · 2020 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2020.12.21

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Phenytoin is an antiepileptic drug and is commonly prescribed for generalized tonic-clonic seizure. It blocks the voltage gated sodium channel and produce the action. It has a narrow therapeutic index. Adverse effects are very common with phenytoin but idiopathic ataxia is rarely observed. We report a case of a 30-year-old male patient who had chief complaints of ataxia, giddiness and vomiting. He had past medical history of epilepsy for which he was adherent to phenytoin from past four years.

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    Basker, V., & Moudgil, K. (2020). Idiopathic Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia with Phenytoin: A Case Report. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 12(1), 102-103. https://doi.org/10.5530/jyp.2020.12.21

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