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    Dexamethasone-induced withdrawal seizure

    Santwana Mahar1★, Mahima Malhotra2★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Departments of Pharmacology, College, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
    2. 2Psychiatry, NDMC Medical College, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.

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    Santwana Mahar

    Departments of Pharmacology, College, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.

    Received: 15-03-2014; Revised: 21-03-2014; Accepted: 15-09-2014.

    Volume 6, Issue 2 · pp. 103–104 · PUBLISHED 2015 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.155490

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    ABSTRACT

    Dexamethasone‑induced withdrawal seizure, which is a very rare and uncommon event, occurred after discontinuation of steroid therapy that was taken to increase weight by the patient. The pathogenesis is not well understood. In this submission, we have highlighted the fact that withdrawal of steroid has a propensity to cause seizure as a rare withdrawal phenomenon.

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      Mahar, S., & Malhotra, M. (2015). Dexamethasone-induced withdrawal seizure. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 6(2), 103–104. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.155490