Antipsychotic | Incidence of Seizures (%) | Sources |
Chlorpromazine | ||
<900 mg/day | 0.3-5.0 | 94,98,99 |
>1 g/day | 10 | 94 |
Clozapine | ||
All doses | 1-10 | 90,91,93-97 |
<300 mg/day | 1-2 | 89,92,95 |
300-600 mg/day | 0.8-4.0 | 89,92,95 |
>600 mg/day | 2.1-14.0 | 89,92,95 |
Fluphenazine | <1.0-1.2 | 92,94,97 |
Haloperidol | No reports of incidence | |
Mesoridazine | <1.0-1.2 | 92,94,97 |
Loxapine | 19 | 99 |
Molindone | No reports of incidence | |
Olanzapinea | 0.88 | 92 |
Perphenazine | <1.0-1.2 | 92,94,97 |
Pimozide | No reports of incidence | |
Prochlorperazine | <1.0-1.2 | 92,94,97 |
Quetiapineb | <1 | 92,94,97 |
Risperidonec | 0.3 | 88 |
Thioridazine | <1.0-1.2 | 92,94,97 |
Thiothixene | No reports of incidence | |
Trifluoperazine | <1.0-1.2 | 92,94,97 |
Triflupromazine | <1.0-1.2 | 92,94,97 |
aProduct information. Olanzapine (Zyprexa). Eli Lilly Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1997.
bProduct information. Quetiapine (Seroquel). Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE, 1997.
cProduct information. Risperidone (Risperdal). Jansen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Titusville, NJ, 1997.
From: Barry JJ and Huynh N. Psychotropic drug use in patients with epilepsy and developmental disabilities. In: Devinsky O and Westbrook LE, eds. Epilepsy and Developmental Disabilities. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2001;205-217.
With permission from Elsevier (www.elsevier.com).
Reviewed By:
Steven C. Schachter MD
on:
Sunday, February 29, 2004