Anticonvulsants - Adverse effects
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Efficacy and safety of 800 and 1200 mg eslicarbazepine acetate as adjunctive treatment in adults with refractory partial-onset seizures.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) as adjunctive therapy in adults with partial-onset seizures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study consisting of an ... Read more...

Lower bispectral index values in children who are intellectually disabled.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Very few data are available on the use of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring in children who are intellectually disabled. Epileptiform electroencephalogram activity, underlying cerebral pathology, or anticonvulsant/spasmolytic therapy ... Read more...

Phenytoin toxicity and thyroid dysfunction.

23 Sep 2009 A 48-year-old woman with known epilepsy presented to the Emergency Department with a 1-day history of decreasing coordination, impaired speech, and recurrent falls. Phenytoin levels were measured and found to be grossly elevated at 170 mmol/L. A ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anticonvulsants - Adverse effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Efficacy and safety of 800 and 1200 mg eslicarbazepine acetate as adjunctive treatment in adults with refractory partial-onset seizures. 30 Oct 2009
• Lower bispectral index values in children who are intellectually disabled. 30 Oct 2009
• Craniotomy pain: trying to do better. 30 Oct 2009
• Drug approved to treat infantile spasms. 29 Sep 2009
• Phenytoin toxicity and thyroid dysfunction. 23 Sep 2009
• Autism spectrum disorders following in utero exposure to antiepileptic drugs. 20 Sep 2009
• Appreciation for study on bromide administration in dogs. 13 Sep 2009
• Women's experiences of participating in the Magpie Trial: a postal survey in the United Kingdom. 30 Aug 2009
• [Correlation between renal tubular dysfunction and serum carnitine deficiency in cases with valproate therapy] 30 Aug 2009
• Skin biopsies to assess response to systemic corticosteroid therapy in early-stage TEN: case report and review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
• Safety and yield of early cessation of AEDs in video-EEG telemetry and outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
• Oxcarbazepine in combination with Tiaprid in inpatient alcohol-withdrawal--a RCT. 30 Aug 2009
• Extrapyramidal symptoms and medication use in Mucopolysaccharidosis type III. 30 Aug 2009
• The use of antiepileptic drugs in pediatric brain tumor patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Drug interactions in transplant patients: what everyone should know. 30 Aug 2009
• High-resolution HLA genotyping and severe cutaneous adverse reactions in lamotrigine-treated patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Efficacy and tolerability of zonisamide as add-on in brain tumor-related epilepsy: preliminary report. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of oxcarbazepine on bone metabolism. 30 Aug 2009
• Rational polytherapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Should enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs be considered first-line agents? 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Anticonvulsants'

Definition: Drugs used to prevent SEIZURES or reduce their severity.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000927

Alternative terms: Anticonvulsants; Anticonvulsant Drugs; Drugs, Anticonvulsant; Anticonvulsive Drugs; Drugs, Anticonvulsive; Anticonvulsive Agents; Agents, Anticonvulsive; Antiepileptic Agents; Agents, Antiepileptic; Antiepileptic Drugs; Drugs, Antiepileptic; Antiepileptics;

Related Mesh Headings: Seizures;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.954.427.080;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also CONVULSIONS /drug ther