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Management of Anti-Seizure Medications during Pregnancy: Advancements in The Past Decade [PDF]

Pharmaceutics, 2022
Management of seizures often involves continuous medication use throughout a patient’s life, including when a patient is pregnant. The physiological changes during pregnancy can lead to altered drug exposure to anti-seizure medications, increasing ...
Charul Avachat, Jessica M. Barry, Xintian Lyu, Catherine M. Sherwin, Angela K. Birnbaum   +4 more
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Intravenous push administration of anti-seizure medications [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
Intravenous push (IVP) administration of anti-seizure medications is becoming increasingly popular among emergency departments. IVP administration eliminates the need for compounding and preparation by the pharmacy department, as well as the need to ...
Raniah Aljadeed, Raniah Aljadeed, Brian W. Gilbert, Tallib Karaze, Megan A. Rech   +4 more
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Anti-seizure medications and quality of life in person with epilepsy [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the effects of mono-, bi-, and polytherapy anti-seizure medications (ASMs) in terms of seizure reduction and quality of life (QOL) in persons with epilepsy (PWE). Methods: A cross-sectional observational
Rekha Dwivedi, Prabhakar Tiwari, Monika Pahuja, Rima Dada, Manjari Tripathi   +4 more
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Influence of Long-Term Anti-Seizure Medications on Redox Parameters in Human Blood [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals
Background: Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease affecting millions of people worldwide, but little is known about the impact of anti-seizure medications on redox homeostasis.
Danijel Jakovljević, Milan Nikolić, Vesna Jovanović, Teodora Vidonja Uzelac, Aleksandra Nikolić-Kokić, Emilija Novaković, Čedo Miljević, Maja Milovanović, Duško Blagojević   +8 more
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Risk factors for seizure recurrence after initial withdrawal of anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2023
Objectives: We sought to determine risk factors associated with seizure recurrence following initial withdrawal of anti-seizure medications (ASM) among children with epilepsy. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of children aged between
Nicholas Odero, Katherine Oyieke, Samson Gwer, Pauline Samia   +3 more
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Adherence to anti-seizure medications among pediatric epilepsy patients during the Sudan armed conflict [PDF]

Conflict and Health
Background Poor adherence to antiseizure medications (ASMs) is responsible for 26–79% of breakthrough seizures. This study was conducted to evaluate the adherence of pediatric patients with epilepsy to their medications during armed conflict in Sudan ...
Aseel Adil Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Alag Adil Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Khalid Osman Mohamed, Elaf Abdelraheem, Lina M. Omer, Lina S. Altayib   +5 more
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Anti‐Seizure Medications Alter Functional and Effective Connectivity as Measured With Intracranial Electroencephalography [PDF]

Brain and Behavior
Background Anti‐seizure medications (ASMs) control seizures through distinct neuronal mechanisms. While suppressing seizures, putative spill‐over effects can lead to multiple cognitive side effects, some of which can be explained by the modulation of ...
Serdar Akkol, Helen E. Brinyark, Rebekah Chatfield, Aparna Vaddiparti, Rachel June Smith, Benjamin C. Cox   +5 more
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Immunological factors in pediatric generalized and focal epilepsy: interplay with anti-seizure medications [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Pediatric epilepsy presents challenges in treatment optimization, with a significant proportion of patients experiencing inadequate seizure control despite anti-seizure medications (ASMs) therapy.
Dongyan Zhang, Hongan Sun
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Use of anti-seizure medications in different types of autoimmune encephalitis: A narrative review [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Seizures are the main manifestation of the acute phase of autoimmune encephalitis (AE). Anti-seizure medications (ASMs) play an important role in controlling seizures in AE patients, but there is currently a lack of consensus regarding the selection ...
Jinyuan Du, Yi Guo, Yi Guo, Qiong Zhu, Qiong Zhu   +4 more
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Comparative effectiveness of epilepsy surgery versus additional anti-seizure medications for Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: study protocol for a multicenter, mixed-methods study [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionLennox–Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is a severe developmental epileptic encephalopathy without a known cure. Management of symptoms requires substantial care. Treatment options include anti-seizure medications, dietary therapy, and epilepsy surgery.
Sandi Lam, Sandi Lam, Marc Rosenman, Marc Rosenman, Tracy Dixon-Salazar, Kelly G. Knupp, Liu Lin Thio, Taylor J. Abel, Taylor J. Abel, William P. Welch, William P. Welch, Laurel Reed, Laurel Reed, Stephanie C. Randle, Stephanie C. Randle, Rebecca Garcia-Sosa, Rebecca Garcia-Sosa, Jason S. Hauptman, Carolyn C. Foster, Carolyn C. Foster, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Lu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Nicole Villalba, Nicole Villalba, Maura Carroll, Anup D. Patel   +27 more
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