BARGAIN BIN TRAP: CHEAP PHENYTOIN TODAY MAKES TOMORROW COSTLY
RIGHT SWITCH AT THE RIGHT TIME AND OPTIMIZING THE PATIENT CARE AND MINIMIZING TOXICITY IS THE MAIN MOTIVE IN SELECTING AND STRESSING ON THIS CASE . CEREBELLAR ATROPHY REFERS TO THE DEGENERATION OF NEURONS IN THE CEREBELLUM WHICH CAN BE DUE TO MULTIPLE ETIOLOGIES. IT CAN EITHER BE INHERITED OR ACQUIRED ETIOLOGY, HERE , WE REPORT CEREBELLAR ATROPHY,WHICH IS PROBABLY PHENYTOIN INDUCED.
Index Terms– Cerebellar atrophy, Phenytoin, Neurodegeneration, Toxicity, Antiepileptic medication 6. Neuronal damage
