Fampridine Intoxication : Case Report

Abstract

Fampridine, (4 AP, 4-Aminopyridine, dalfampridine) is a drug that acts by blocking potassium channels and is effective in nerve damage. It is used in the treatment of diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal cord injuries, Lambert-Eaton syndrome and myasthenia gravis. There are very few cases of fampridine toxicity in the literature. There is no antidote treatment for toxic intakes of this drug, which has very serious side effects, but symptomatic treatment should be started early. Here, a case followed in the intensive care unit with fampridine toxicity is presented.

Keywords

• Fampridine
• Multiple sclerosis
• Intoxication

Fampridin İntoksikasyonu: Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Fampridine, (4-AP, 4-Aminopiridin dalfampridine), potasyum kanallarını bloke ederek etki eden ve sinir hasarında etkili olan bir ilaçtır. Multipl skleroz (MS), omurilik yaralanmaları, Lambert-Eaton sendromu ve miyastenia gravis gibi hastalıkların tedavisinde kullanılmaktadır. Literatürde fampiridin toksisitesine yönelik oldukça az sayıda olgu bulunmaktadır. Oldukça ciddi yan etkileri olan bu ilacın toksik alımlarında antidot tedavi bulunmamaktadır fakat semptomatik tedaviye erken başlanmalıdır. Burada fampridin toksisitesi ile yoğun bakımda takip edilen bir olgu sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Fampridine
• Multipl skleroz
• İntoksikasyon

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