학술논문
Midwakh-induced seizures: Case series from UAE.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*TREATMENT of epilepsy
*DRUG side effects
*SPASMS
*HOSPITAL admission & discharge
*DRUG withdrawal symptoms
*CENTRAL nervous system
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ISSN
1525-5050
Abstract
Drug-induced seizures are rare causes of hospital admissions (Coleman, 2004) [1] . Various classes of drugs are reported to induce seizures either directly, due to their epileptogenic potential or due to drug withdrawal effect, or indirectly, due to systemic and CNS-related side effects (Thundiyil et al., 2011) [2] . Midwakh is commonly used among young Emiratis. However, its CNS-related adverse effects are not well studied. We report seven consecutive patients with a history of seizures provoked by smoking midwakh and a negative workup for epilepsy. Six of these patients had no further seizures after they had agreed to discontinue smoking midwakh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]