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Acetazolamide in the treatment of acute mania - A case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Several antiepileptic drugs are also being used in affective disorders. There are some hints that also the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor acetazolamide might be useful in the treatment of bipolar affective disorder.
Brandt, C.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Possible therapeutic repositioning of valproic acid: From epileptic seizures to acute kidney injury

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Valproic acid, an anticonvulsant, may be repositioned to prevent acute kidney injury due to ischemia followed by reperfusion. It preserves renal functions, electrolyte homeostasis and active sodium transport in kidney tubules, and blocks the onset of hypertension.
Danilo Alves‐Bezerra   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Valproic acid induced hyperammonaemic encephalopathy: case report

open access: yesPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
Hyperammonemia is a well-known adverse effect of valproic acid therapy. In the recent years, encephalopathy cases triggered by vaproic acid use-related hyperammonemia have been reported and regular blood ammonium level follow-up is suggested ...
Gul Eryılmaz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does diabetes mellitus affect the safety profile of valproic acid for the treatment of status epilepticus? A retrospective cohort study

open access: yesNeurological Research and Practice, 2022
Background In the treatment of status epilepticus less is known about the influence of comorbidities on the safety profile of anticonvulsive drugs. Especially patients with diabetes mellitus may be predisposed to certain adverse events that have been ...
Annekatrin Müller   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retrospective, Multicenter Study of Lacosamide to Treat Neonatal Seizures

open access: yesAnnals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Most antiseizure medications (ASMs) are prescribed off label for neonates. Lacosamide's efficacy in infants and availability in intravenous formulation suggest potential utility for neonates. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of lacosamide for neonatal seizures. Methods This 10‐center, retrospective study of neonates with seizures
Alexandra Santana Almansa   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid alters growth properties of renal cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors represent a promising class of antineoplastic agents which affect tumour growth, differentiation and invasion. The effects of the HDAC inhibitor valproic acid (VPA) were tested in vitro and in vivo on pre-clinical ...
Atmaca   +42 more
core   +1 more source

Epilepsy Phenotypic Spectrum of NUS1‐Related Disorder: A Case Series

open access: yesAnnals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Epilepsy with myoclonic and atonic seizures (EMAtS), also known as Doose syndrome, accounts for 1%–2% of childhood epilepsies, and various genes have been implicated in causing this epilepsy syndrome. NUS1 encodes for Nogo‐B receptor (NgBR), which stabilizes the dehydrodolichyl‐diphosphate synthase complex in the endoplasmic ...
Saumel Ahmadi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral Comorbidities and Drug Treatments in a Zebrafish scn1lab Model of Dravet Syndrome. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Loss-of-function mutations in SCN1A cause Dravet syndrome (DS), a catastrophic childhood epilepsy in which patients experience comorbid behavioral conditions, including movement disorders, sleep abnormalities, anxiety, and intellectual disability.
Baraban, Scott C   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Nephrotoxic Burden in Hospitalized Patients: A Scoping Review

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Limited evidence exists synthesizing the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with the concomitant administration of multiple nephrotoxic drugs, and even less examining the concept of nephrotoxic burden. The objective of this scoping review was to (1) identify definitions of nephrotoxic burden; (2) methods used to quantify (use of calculations)
Wafa Alatawi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shifting Valproic Acid to Levetiracetam in Women of Childbearing Age With Epilepsy: A Retrospective Investigation and Review of the Literature

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2020
Objective: Valproic acid is the most high-risk teratogenic antiepileptic drug, and it may lead to fetal major congenital malformations. However, it is still used in women of childbearing age with epilepsy.
Cheng-Yen Kuo   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

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