Levetiracetam: Probably Associated Diurnal Frequent Urination. 2016

Jun Ju, and Li-Ping Zou, and Xiu-Yu Shi, and Lin-Yan Hu, and Ling-Yu Pang
1Department of Pediatrics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China; and 2Center of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.

Diurnal frequent urination is a common condition in elementary school children who are especially at risk for associated somatic and behavioral problems. Levetiracetam (LEV) is a broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug that has been used in both partial and generalized seizures and less commonly adverse effects including psychiatric and behavioral problems. Diurnal frequent urination is not a well-known adverse effect of LEV. Here, we reported 2 pediatric cases with epilepsy that developed diurnal frequent urination after LEV administration. Case 1 was a 6-year-old male patient who presented urinary frequency and urgency in the daytime since the third day after LEV was given as adjunctive therapy. Symptoms increased accompanied by the raised dosage of LEV. Laboratory tests and auxiliary examinations did not found evidence of organic disease. Diurnal frequent urination due to LEV was suspected, and then the drug was discontinued. As expected, his frequency of urination returned to normal levels. Another 13-year-old female patient got similar clinical manifestations after oral LEV monotherapy and the symptoms became aggravated while in stress state. Since the most common causes of frequent micturition had been ruled out, the patient was considered to be diagnosed with LEV-associated psychogenic frequent urination. The dosage of LEV was reduced to one-third, and the frequency of urination was reduced by 60%. Both patients got the Naranjo score of 6, which indicated that LEV was a "probable" cause of diurnal frequent urination. Although a definite causal link between LEV and diurnal urinary frequency in the 2 cases remains to be established, we argue that diurnal frequent urination associated with LEV deserves clinician's attention.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010889 Piracetam A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent. 2-Pyrrolidone-N-Acetamide,Avigilen,Axonyl,Cerebroforte,Cerepar N,Ciclofalina,Cuxabrain,Dinagen,Gabacet,Geram,Memo-Puren,Nootrop,Nootropil,Nootropyl,Normabraïn,Piracebral,Piracetam AbZ,Piracetam-RPh,Piracetrop,Pirazetam,Pyracetam,Pyramem,Sinapsan,UCB-6215,Memo Puren,Piracetam RPh,UCB 6215,UCB6215
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002940 Circadian Rhythm The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs or environmental and physiological stimuli. Diurnal Rhythm,Nyctohemeral Rhythm,Twenty-Four Hour Rhythm,Nycthemeral Rhythm,Circadian Rhythms,Diurnal Rhythms,Nycthemeral Rhythms,Nyctohemeral Rhythms,Rhythm, Circadian,Rhythm, Diurnal,Rhythm, Nycthemeral,Rhythm, Nyctohemeral,Rhythm, Twenty-Four Hour,Rhythms, Circadian,Rhythms, Diurnal,Rhythms, Nycthemeral,Rhythms, Nyctohemeral,Rhythms, Twenty-Four Hour,Twenty Four Hour Rhythm,Twenty-Four Hour Rhythms
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077287 Levetiracetam A pyrrolidinone and acetamide derivative that is used primarily for the treatment of SEIZURES and some movement disorders, and as a nootropic agent. Etiracetam,Etiracetam, (R)-,Etiracetam, R-isomer,Etiracetam, S-isomer,Keppra,UCB 6474,UCB-6474,Ucb L059,Ucb L060,Ucb-L059,Ucb-L060,alpha-ethyl-2-oxo-1-Pyrrolidineacetamide,Etiracetam, R isomer,Etiracetam, S isomer,R-isomer Etiracetam,S-isomer Etiracetam,UCB6474,UcbL060,alpha ethyl 2 oxo 1 Pyrrolidineacetamide
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000927 Anticonvulsants Drugs used to prevent SEIZURES or reduce their severity. Anticonvulsant,Anticonvulsant Drug,Anticonvulsive Agent,Anticonvulsive Drug,Antiepileptic,Antiepileptic Agent,Antiepileptic Agents,Antiepileptic Drug,Anticonvulsant Drugs,Anticonvulsive Agents,Anticonvulsive Drugs,Antiepileptic Drugs,Antiepileptics,Agent, Anticonvulsive,Agent, Antiepileptic,Agents, Anticonvulsive,Agents, Antiepileptic,Drug, Anticonvulsant,Drug, Anticonvulsive,Drug, Antiepileptic,Drugs, Anticonvulsant,Drugs, Anticonvulsive,Drugs, Antiepileptic
D014554 Urination Discharge of URINE, liquid waste processed by the KIDNEY, from the body. Micturition

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