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O. Nygaard Jensen, MD; O. Vendelin Olesen, RPh

Arch Neurol. 1969;21(2):208-214.

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IN RECENT years there has been an increasing interest in the possible interplay between folic acid and anticonvulsive drugs. Subnormal serum folate levels have been found in a large number of patients treated with anticonvulsive drugs (Klipstein,¹ Reynolds et al,² Reynolds,³ and Ibbotson et al⁴). However, Weckman and Lehtovaara⁵ did not find any significant difference between the serum folate levels of a group of treated epileptics and a group of nontreated normal control subjects.

Furthermore, about 50 cases are reported in which antiepileptic drugs are stated as the causative agents of a folic acid deficiency resulting in megaloblastic anemia (review by Stokes and Fortune⁶).

In various reports, Reynolds⁷ has put forward the hypothesis that the presumed forlicacid deficiency may cause dementia and schizophrenia-like psychoses in patients with epilepsy. Also, Strachan and

Henderson⁸ maintain that folic acid deficiency may give rise to . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Dianalund, Denmark

From the Department of Epileptic Diseases (Dr. Jensen), and the Central Laboratory (Dr. Olesen), the Filadelfia Colony, Dianalund, Denmark.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Dec 9, 1968; accepted Jan 8, 1969.

Reprint requests to Central Laboratory, Filadelfia Colony, Dianalund, Denmark (Dr. Olesen).

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