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Duration matters: anticonvulsant therapy linked to bone loss in interim cross-sectional study [PDF]
Consortium PsychiatricumBACKGROUND: Anticonvulsants are widely used in treating patients with mental and neurological disorders. Their long-term use increases the risk of a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) and low-energy fractures. Despite the growing number of studies of
Natalia A. Sivakova +8 more
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Role of Anticonvulsants in the Management of Posttraumatic Epilepsy
Frontiers in Neurology, 2016 Posttraumatic seizures have been recognized as a major complication of traumatic brain injury. The annual incidence of traumatic brain injury in the United States is 1.7 million.
Batool F Kirmani +2 more
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Anticonvulsants in pregnancy [PDF]
Medical Journal of Australia, 1991 To review the potential problems and their management associated with the use of anticonvulsant drugs during pregnancy.Studies published between 1968 and 1990 assessing the effect of pregnancy on the pharmacokinetics of anticonvulsant drugs, the teratogenicity of anticonvulsants, breast feeding and anticonvulsants and use of the oral contraceptive pill
C J, Kilpatrick, R F, Moulds
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Acetone as an Anticonvulsant [PDF]
Epilepsia, 2008 SummaryRecent interest in the anticonvulsant effects of acetone has stemmed from studies related to the ketogenic diet (KD). The KD, a high‐fat diet used to treat drug‐resistant seizures, raises blood and brain levels of three ketones: beta‐hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, and acetone.
Sergei, Likhodii +2 more
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Five years of a single burn center experience with toxic epidermal necrolysis: retrospective study of causative drugs and the clinical outcome [PDF]
Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2022 Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare, but potentially life-threatening reactions to medications. Both conditions have significant morbidity and mortality.
Alireza Sedaghat +5 more
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SEMICARBAZONES AS ANTICONVULSANTS [PDF]
Al-Azhar Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014 Approximately 25% of epileptics’ convulsions are inefficiently controlled by currently available remedies; therefore the preparation of new antiepileptic drugs is of great interest.
Mohamed Aboul-Enein
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Reduced Effect of Anticonvulsants on AMPA Receptor Palmitoylation-Deficient Mice
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 AMPA receptors are responsible for fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian brain. Post-translational protein S-palmitoylation of AMPA receptor subunits GluA1-4 reversibly regulates synaptic AMPA receptor expression, resulting in long ...
Madoka Iizumi +4 more
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Refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus and evidence for the use of ketamine: a scope review [PDF]
Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2023 Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency with serious consequences for neuronal tissues, therefore, it is considered the most serious manifestation of epilepsy.
Luis Espinosa +3 more
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Anticonvulsants for fibromyalgia [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 Fibromyalgia (FM) is a clinically well-defined chronic condition of unknown aetiology characterised by chronic widespread pain that often co-exists with sleep problems and fatigue. People often report high disability levels and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Drug therapy focuses on reducing key symptoms and disability, and improving HRQoL.
Nurcan, Üçeyler +3 more
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Role of Anticonvulsants in the Management of AIDS related Seizures
Frontiers in Neurology, 2014 Seventy percent of the AIDS patients have neurological complications. Seizures are one of the complications and can occur at any stage. Seizures can be life–threatening and treatment with anticonvulsants is warranted.
BATOOL F. KIRMANI +1 more
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