Antiepileptic Drug-Induced Acute Psychotic Disorder in a Nonepileptic Patient: A Definite Prophecy

Abstract

Psychosis induced by antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is considerably an iatrogenic adverse drug reaction. Various mechanisms operant in the development of iatrogenic psychiatric manifestations are proposed which necessitates analyzing complaints of psychiatric symptoms related to medication. Herein, we present a rare case of short-term use of phenytoin causing toxicity which manifested as acute psychosis with no Vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency, who had complete recovery following phenytoin withdrawal.