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Presumed topiramate retinopathy: a case report

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2016
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Title
Presumed topiramate retinopathy: a case report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13256-016-0980-x
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Tiffany L. M. Yeung, Patrick S. H. Li, Kenneth K. W. Li

Abstract

We report a case of peripheral pigmentary retinopathy and visual field loss following topiramate use for uncontrolled seizures. Such side effects have not been well documented despite the increasing use of topiramate in the past 10 years. A thorough search of available English literature revealed only a small number of reports of topiramate-induced retinopathy or visual field defects in humans. One similar case has been described. We are concerned about the possible rare instances of this occurrence in future patients and hence would like to propose a presumed correlation. A 48-year-old Chinese woman developed blurred vision after 9 months of topiramate use. Her visual acuity dropped from 1.2 to 0.7 in both eyes, with bilateral diffuse pigmentary retinopathy and a constricted visual field. Despite an improvement in visual acuity after cessation of the drug, the other clinical findings remained. The temporal relationship between the initiation of topiramate and the visual disturbance suggests that topiramate could be the cause of such signs and symptoms. Topiramate potentially causes pigmentary retinopathy and constricted visual field.

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Unknown 13 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 4 31%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 8%
Student > Postgraduate 1 8%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 1 8%
Unknown 6 46%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 4 31%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 8%
Unknown 7 54%
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#17,811,816
of 22,881,964 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#1,914
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#268,581
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#26
of 72 outputs
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