Papilledema Due to Mirtazapine

Mehmet Emin CEYLAN; Alper EVRENSEL; Gökçe CÖMERT

Makale detayları

Papilledema Due to Mirtazapine

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Emin CEYLAN | Alper EVRENSEL | Gökçe CÖMERT

Yayıncı:

Trakya University

Dergi:

Balkan Medical Journal 2016 Vol.33 Issue 3, pp.363-365

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000759604

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

pISSN:

2146-3123

Özet:

 

Background: Mirtazapine is a tetracyclic antidepressant that enhances both noradrenergic and serotonergic transmission. The most common cause of papilledema is increased intracranial pressure due to brain tumor. Also it may occur as a result of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH, pseudo tumor cerebri). Moreover, papilledema may also develop due to retinitis, vasculitis, Graves’ disease, hypertension, leukemia, lymphoma, diabetes mellitus and radiation.     Case Report: In this article, a patient who developed papilledema while under treatment with mirtazapine (30 mg/day) for two years and recovered with termination of mirtazapine treatment was discussed to draw the attention of clinicians to this side effect of mirtazapine.     Conclusion: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and papilledema due to psychotropic drugs has been reported in the literature. Mirtazapine may rarely cause peripheral edema. However, papilledema due to mirtazapine has not been previously reported. Although papilledema is a very rare side effect of an antidepressant treatment, fundoscopic examinations of patients must be performed regularly.

Makale detayları

Papilledema Due to Mirtazapine

Yazarlar: Mehmet Emin CEYLAN | Alper EVRENSEL | Gökçe CÖMERT

Yayıncı: Trakya University

Dergi: Balkan Medical Journal 2016 Vol.33 Issue 3, pp.363-365

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2016

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000759604

Sıklık: İki Aylık

pISSN: 2146-3123

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Emin CEYLAN | Alper EVRENSEL | Gökçe CÖMERT

Yayıncı:

Trakya University

Dergi:

Balkan Medical Journal 2016 Vol.33 Issue 3, pp.363-365

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000759604

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

pISSN:

2146-3123