2019 issue 2

Volume 35, issue 2

Case report

Behavioural Disorders in the form of Hypersexuality in a Patient with Epilepsy Undergoing Therapy with Levetiracetam – a Case Study

Elżbieta Szczygieł-Pilut^1,2, Anna Zajączkowska-Dutkiewicz¹

1. Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
2. Oddział Neurologii z Pododdziałem Udarowym i Pododdziałem Rehabilitacji Neurologicznej w Krakowie

Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2019, 35 (2), 147–153
Date of publication: 05-09-2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33450/fpn.2019.08.002

Keywords: levetiracetam, side effects, hypersexuality

Abstract

Sexual dysfunction is a frequent and overlooked problem in patients with epilepsy. Despite the importance o f this pathology, there are still only a few scientific reports regarding this issue. This is particularly significant in the event of sexual dysfunction following the implementation of anti-epileptic pharmacotherapy. In this paper, the case of a patient with this type of disorder during antiepileptic levetiracetam monotherapy is presented.

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Address for correspondence:
Elżbieta Szczygieł-Pilut
ul. Prądnicka 80, 31-202 Kraków, Poland
email: eszczygiel@vp.pl