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Carbamazepine-induced combined phonic and motor tic in a boy with Down's syndrome
M Holtmann1, E Korn-Merker, H E Boenigk
1Hospital Kidron for Children, Epilepsy Centre Bethel, Bielefeld/Germany. mholtma@uni-muenster.de
Abstract:
We report the occurrence of a tic in a boy with Down's syndrome. The movement disorder was induced by carbamazepine (CBZ) and resolved completely after discontinuation of CBZ. The development of tics seems to be a rare, idiosyncratic side effect of CBZ in children.