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Does isotretinoin cause seizures in an epileptic patient? My brother who is 25 years old was on medication for epilepsy from the last 20 years, he was having grade 3 acne so I consulted a dermatologist who advised isotretinoin tablets for him, but 1 week later he got seizures. So is it because of isotretinoin? We had stopped giving him tablets for epilepsy (sodium valproate) as per doctor advise from last 4 months. So my query is why did he got seizures? Was it because of isotretinoin?
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It is unlikely. The common triggers for seizures are dehydration, infection, certain tablets, alcohol, lack of sleep, stress. A lot of times the cause is not clear. Some patients can have non epileptic seizure (looks like seizure but not a true epileptic seizure.
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