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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is one of the neglected and highly stigmatised diseases, yet it is very common affecting about 70 million people worldwide. In Uganda, the estimated prevalence of epilepsy is 13% with about 156 new cases per 100,000 people per year.
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Movement Disorders Induced by Antiepileptic Drugs
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2007 The prevalence and risk factors for the development of movement disorders, mainly parkinsonism and postural tremor, were analyzed in 201 adults (>18 years, mean 40 years) treated with valproate and newer antiepileptic drugs (AED) at the Epilepsy Clinic ...
J Gordon Millichap
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aim The immune system might affect the development of anxiety disorders, though mechanisms remain unclear. This nested case–control study investigates whether use of glucocorticoids, potent immunosuppressants, is associated with SSRI initiation (a proxy for pharmacologically treated mental disorders, predominantly depression and/or anxiety).
Elise J. Heesbeen +4 more
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Status Epilepticus Induced by Antiepileptic Drugs
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2006 Adolescent and adult patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) who developed paradoxical video-EEG documented status epilepticus (SE) precipitated by inappropriate antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were studied retrospectively at Hopital Pasteur, Nice;
J Gordon Millichap
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antiepileptic Drugs
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2008 Commonly used conventional antiepileptic drugs for pharmacotherapy in epilepsy are phenytoin, carbamazepine and valproic acid. These drugs have complex pharmacokinetic properties leading to fluctuation in their plasma level at given same therapeutic dose.
Geeta Shakya +3 more
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Personalized dosing is particularly important for drugs with narrow therapeutic indices in geriatric patients, who exhibit substantial physiological variability and limited pharmacokinetic (PK) evidence to guide individualized dose selection. Valproic acid (VPA) is an effective treatment option for bipolar disorder in older adults, yet dosing largely ...
Yoo Jin Jang +2 more
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Cognitive Side Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2004 Available studies of the cognitive side effects of traditional and newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are reviewed by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
J Gordon Millichap
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1RAs) are increasingly prescribed for type 2 diabetes and weight management. However, conflicting evidence from preclinical, clinical, and pharmacovigilance studies suggests potential neuropsychiatric effects.
Maria J. Alfonso Arvez +6 more
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Antiepileptic drugs: interaction, specificity of application
Фармацевтичний журнал, 2018 When carrying out the pharmaceutical care of a particular patient (for example, an epileptic patient), the doctor and pharmacist must take into account the possible fact of interaction between anticonvulsants among themselves (with polytherapy) or with ...
N. A. Prуlуpko, Ya. O. Grynkiv
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Pain and fever are common in pregnancy. Dipyrone is widely used in Europe, Latin America, and parts of Asia, but is banned in other countries due to concerns about agranulocytosis. Evidence on its safety in pregnancy remains limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to evaluate whether maternal dipyrone use during the first‐ and third‐trimesters is ...
Itamar Ben Shitrit +7 more
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