Sertraline and Phenytoin Drug Interaction in a Geriatric Patient [PDF]
, 2017 This report presents the case of a 78-year-old man residing in a nursing home who presented with a 2-month history of increasing lethargy and confusion. These symptoms coincided with the initiation of sertraline in the patient.
Caprio, Thomas V. +4 more
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Plasma arginine vasopressin concentrations in epileptics under monotherapy [PDF]
, 1983 Plasma arginine vasopressin concentrations were determined by radio-immunoassay in 112 adult epileptics who were taking carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, or sodium valproate in long-term monotherapy, and in 19 controls.
E Perucca +15 more
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Contributions to an improved phenytoin monitoring and dosing in hospitalized patients [PDF]
, 2016 Phenytoin (PHT) is one of the mostly used and well established anticonvulsants for the treatment of epilepsy and a standard in the antiepileptic prophylaxis in adults with severe traumatic brain injuries before and after neurosurgical intervention. Its
Tobler-Giger, Andrea
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CO carbonylation and first evaluation as a P-gp tracer in rats [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: At present, several positron emission tomography (PET) tracers are in use for imaging P-glycoprotein (P-gp) function in man. At baseline, substrate tracers such as R-[(11)C]verapamil display low brain concentrations with a distribution volume
Eriksson, P.A.J. +9 more
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Impaired biotin status in anticonvulsant therapy [PDF]
, 1982 In 264 epileptics undergoing long-term therapy with anticonvulsants, significantly reduced plasma biotin levels were found compared with a normal control group: 74% of the epileptics had biotin levels for those treated with sodium valproate were higher ...
Bonjour +7 more
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Methods of Quantitation for Carbamazepine [PDF]
, 2017 Carbamazepine is an early anticonvulsant still used today in the treatment of several forms of epilepsy. An active metabolite in the human body contributes to its pharmacological effect.
Ana Vlasceanu +7 more
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In vitro Removal of Therapeutic Drugs with a Novel Adsorbent System [PDF]
, 2002 Background/Aim: Substances in the middle molecular weight range have been shown to play a significant pathogenetic role in as diverse disorders as end-stage renal disease and multiple organ failure.
Bellomo, Rinaldo +10 more
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Searching for New Leads to Treat Epilepsy: Target-Based Virtual Screening for the Discovery of Anticonvulsant Agents [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of this investigation is to contribute to the development of new anticonvulsant drugs to treat patients with refractory epilepsy. We applied a virtual screening protocol that involved the search into molecular databases of new compounds and ...
Bruno Blanch, Luis Enrique +8 more
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A role for fast rhythmic bursting neurons in cortical gamma oscillations in vitro [PDF]
, 2004 Basic cellular and network mechanisms underlying gamma frequency oscillations (30–80 Hz) have been well characterized in the hippocampus and associated structures.
A. Bibbig +33 more
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Pharmacogenomic testing and its future in community pharmacy [PDF]
, 2020 Although it is common to see pharmacogenomic testing used North America and Australia, it is not yet part of practice in the UK. With the promise of genomic screening becoming part of the NHS, pharmacists must equip themselves with a knowledge of how the
Wright, David, Youssef, Essra
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