Role of Anticonvulsants in the Management of AIDS related Seizures [PDF]
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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Role of Anticonvulsants in the Management of Posttraumatic Epilepsy [PDF]
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 +5 more
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The study of risk factors for osteoporosis with prolonged use of anticonvulsants: intermediate results [PDF]
Обозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. БехтереваThe mechanisms of anticonvulsant effects on bone metabolism are not studied sufficiently. This determines the relevance of research on factors that influence the development of osteoporosis in patients taking long-term anticonvulsants.
N. A. Sivakova +8 more
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A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY: THE OFF-LABEL USE OF ANTICONVULSANTS AT A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN INDONESIA [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: Anticonvulsant is one class of drugs often used off-label. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and the indication of the off-label use of anticonvulsants in a private hospital in Java, Indonesia.Methods: This was an ...
Tri Murti Andayani +3 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 in the treatment of aggression in the demented elderly : an update [PDF]
, 2009 Introduction Complex psychopathological and behavioral symptoms, such as delusions and aggression against care providers, are often the primary cause of acute hospital admissions of elderly patients to emergency units and psychiatric departments.
Ana Gonzalez-Pinto +18 more
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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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