| Literature DB >> 1328538 |
H A Ring1, M R Trimble, D C Costa, M S George, P Verhoeff, P J Ell.
Abstract
Vigabatrin is a specific gamma-aminobutyric acid transaminase inhibitor. The clinical use of this drug in the treatment of epilepsy has been sporadically linked to the development of psychosis. Using 123I-IBZM, a specific dopamine D2 receptor ligand and single photon emission tomography (SPET), one month of treatment with vigabatrin was associated with a decrease in specific binding of 123I-IBZM to D2 receptors in the left hemisphere basal ganglia. This change may provide one explanation for the development of psychosis in vulnerable patients.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1328538 PMCID: PMC1015097 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.55.9.758
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154