Levetiracetam-induced interstitial nephritis in a patient with glioma.

Department of Neurosciences, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, 3855 Suite 3336, Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0819, USA.

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2012 Jan

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A 45-year-old man with a new diagnosis of low grade glioma was started on an escalating dose of levetiracetam (Lev) for seizure management. He gradually developed intractable nausea/vomiting and a high creatinine concentration due to acute renal failure which was attributed to Lev-induced interstitial nephritis. The medication was changed and his renal function rapidly improved to his baseline. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Ali Mahta, Ryan Y Kim, Santosh Kesari. Levetiracetam-induced interstitial nephritis in a patient with glioma. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2012 Jan;19(1):177-8