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Cardiovascular events and mortality in adults with late onset seizures: Focus on enzyme‐modulating antiseizure medications

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Using a Dutch insurance claims registry, we examine whether people with epilepsy have an increased risk of major ischemic cardiovascular events or death compared to people without epilepsy. We also assess whether this risk differs between users of enzyme‐modulating and non‐enzyme‐modulating antiseizure medications (ASMs).
Paola Vassallo, Nathan A. Shlobin, Mark R. Keezer, Roland D. Thijs, Ley Sander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gabapentin Toxicity in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease; Series of Our Cases

Turkish Journal of Nephrology, 2019
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant with analgesic and anxiolytic effects and also an agent used for treatment of a variety of chronic neuropathic pains. Because gabapentin is eliminated solely through the kidney, kidney failure poses a risk for gabapentin ...
Ali KARAGÖZ, İbrahim GÜNEY, Raziye YAZICI, Şevket ARSLAN, Lütfullah ALTINTEPE   +4 more
doaj  

Comparison of gabapentin with estrogen for treatment of hot flashes in post-menopausal women

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2013
Objective: Various non-hormonal agents have been used for the treatment of hot flashes in women with menopause. Some studies have reported that gabapentin appears to be an effective and well-tolerated treatment modality.
Zahra Allameh, Safoura Rouholamin, Sonia Valaie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does stereoelectroencephalographic depth electrode insertion alter seizure frequency? A baseline versus endpoint analysis

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract The implantation effect refers to a transient reduction in seizure frequency following intracranial electrode insertion in patients with epilepsy, independent of therapeutic intervention. This retrospective study examined potential clinical and demographic predictors of the implantation effect in 51 patients who underwent ...
Shreyashish Roy‐Chowdhury, Jorge G. Burneo, Juan Toro‐Perez, David A. Steven, Michelle Lee‐Jones, Keith MacDougall, Jonathan Lau, Richard S. McLachlan, Ana Suller Marti   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response to anti‐seizure medications in children carrying novel or previously reported HCN1 gene variants

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Variants in the HCN1 gene cause a syndrome of childhood epilepsy and developmental disability with a broad phenotypic range. Many affected children manifest with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) and highly drug‐resistant epilepsy.
Marium N. Khan, Nicholas P. Poolos
wiley   +1 more source

The gut microbiome and drug‐resistant epilepsy: Microbiome–antiseizure medication interactions and implications for pharmacoresistance

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) affects approximately one‐third of patients with epilepsy and represents a major unmet clinical need. While traditional hypotheses of pharmacoresistance have focused on alterations in drug targets, efflux transporter overexpression, and intrinsic disease severity, the gut microbiome has recently emerged as a ...
Khaled Zammar, Majd A. AbuAlrob, Musab Ali, Simona Lattanzi, Boulenouar Mesraoua   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Menopausal hormone therapy and comprehensive postmenopausal care in gynecologic cancer survivors: A position paper from the FIGO Committee on Women at Menopausal Age

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent advances in cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment have greatly improved survival rates among women with gynecologic cancers. More survivors now live long enough to experience treatment‐related menopause. Vasomotor symptoms, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, sexual dysfunction, sleep issues, and long‐term risks from estrogen ...
Agnaldo Lopes da Silva‐Filho, Suvarna Khadilkar, Hema Divakar, Chiara Benedetto, Andrea R. Genazzani, Diana Ramos, Elizabete Argale, Enrique Herrera, Martha Hickey   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Vignette: Piperacillin/tazobactam‐associated myoclonic status epilepticus in a patient with end‐stage renal failure on hemodialysis

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
O. M. Malanga, G. Giovannelli, G. Pastorelli, S. Fittante, A. Poggesi, E. Rosati   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of treatment pathways for isolated mesh associated pain syndrome (I‐MAPS) secondary to pelvic mesh devices for stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this retrospective observational cohort study was to compare the outcome of surgical, combined and non‐surgical pathways of isolated mesh associated pain syndrome (I‐MAPS) following insertion of a single continence tape. Methods Women with a single continence tape who experienced I‐MAPS accessing the service between 2018 ...
Hawra Badri, Emily Whyley, Bharati Vyawahare, Zainab Al‐Jawahiri, Karen Ward, Richard Edmondson, Fiona Reid   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic‐dose verapamil‐induced cardiogenic shock in an older patient: a case report

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Calcium channel blocker (CCB) toxicity most commonly follows deliberate overdose. However, severe toxicity at therapeutic doses may occur in susceptible individuals. Severe CCB toxicity often presents with clinical features of bradycardia, hypotension, hyperglycaemia, and lactic acidosis.
Christopher Thuring, Maria Carey, Timothy Webber, Biswadev Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source