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Assessment of the Relationship between Vigabatrin and Visual Field Defect in Children

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 2002;45(12):1546-1550.
Published online December 15, 2002.
Assessment of the Relationship between Vigabatrin and Visual Field Defect in Children
Sa Jun Chung1, Yong Hwan Chung1, Eu Hyun Cho2
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
2Chungju Medical Center, Chungju, Korea
항경련제 Vigabatrin이 시야에 미치는 영향
정사준1, 정용환1, 조의현2
1경희대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
2청주의료원
Correspondence: 
Sa Jun Chung, Email: sajchung@khmc.or.kr
Abstract
Purpose
: The authors carried out this study to determine the relationship between vigabatrin (VGB) and visual field defect..
Methods
: Seventy eight patients older than 8 years who had epilepsy which had developed and been diagnosed, and were receiving add-on therapy, were the subjects of this study. If suspicious results were obtained from the initial test with the Humphrey automatic perimeter, the patient was tested again with the Goldman perimeter. Follow-up examinations were performed on these patients after 6 months.
Results
: In this study, five of the 78 patients had suspicious primary test results, but upon the second examination they were all found to be normal. Thus there were no patients with visual field defects.
Conclusion
: VGB is a drug which may cause visual field defects, but in this study no patients presented with this symptom. Instead of limiting the use of VGB due to the adverse effect of visual field defect in the initial treatment of partial seizure and infantile spasm untreatable with other medication, if used with care it may not cause serious problems. Screening for visual defect is recommended, and in patients taking VGB regular examination is necessary.
Key Words: Vigabatrin, Visual field defect


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