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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
Four young patients who developed weight gain induced by carbamazepine therapy are described. The patients received the carbamazepine as anticonvulsant treatment, and soon after starting the drug, abruptly developed an increase in appetite with a concomitant increase in food intake. During a period of 2 months the patients' weights rose by between 7 and 15 kg. Dietary restriction during the carbamazepine treatment was ineffective in promoting weight loss, and loss of the excess weight was achieved only when the drug was discontinued. These patients demonstrate an as yet unpublished adverse effect of carbamazepine. In carbamazepine-induced weight gain, overeating and fat deposition must be taken into consideration as a differential diagnosis to the hitherto described water retention and edema.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0362-5664
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
251-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Weight gain, increased appetite, and excessive food intake induced by carbamazepine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports