- Oakland, California, United States
Research Interests:
Tolman et al. (Pediatrics 56:45, July 1975) and Crosley et al. (Pediatrics 56:52, July 1975) described rickets and osteomalacia complicating chronic anticonvulsant therapy. We recently cared for a 28-month-old black girl who not only... more
Tolman et al. (Pediatrics 56:45, July 1975) and Crosley et al. (Pediatrics 56:52, July 1975) described rickets and osteomalacia complicating chronic anticonvulsant therapy. We recently cared for a 28-month-old black girl who not only developed the physical and roentgenographic stigmata of rickets while receiving long-term anticonvulsants, but who also demonstrated clinical evidence of cardiac beriberi and subclinical ascorbic acid deficiency. The patient was receiving acceptable doses of phenobarbital, Dilantin, and Mysoline for infantile myoclonic seizures, was allegedly fed a full diet in the nursing home in which she was cared for, but did not receive vitamin supplementation.