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Cureus
December 2024
Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine, West Reading, USA.
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain disorder characterized by severe, disproportionate pain relative to an inciting event. The disorder's pathophysiology is complex, involving both central and peripheral nervous system alterations, alongside genetic, inflammatory, and psychological factors. Using data from TriNetX, this study investigated the impact of analgesic and adjuvant therapies on psychiatric outcomes in CRPS patients.
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December 2024
Pediatric Neurology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Riffa, BHR.
Super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) is defined as status epilepticus that persists or recurs after treatment with anesthetic agents for more than 24 hours, including cases with recurrent seizures on reduction or withdrawal of anesthetic drugs. Super-refractory status epilepticus presents a significant challenge for neurologists, particularly when standard treatments fail to achieve seizure control. Lacosamide, which has a unique mechanism involving modulating voltage-gated sodium channels by enhancing their slow inactivation, has emerged as a potential option for managing SRSE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pharm Biomed Anal
December 2024
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34452, Turkiye.
Epilepsy is a major disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Carbamazepine is on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines and is one of the most prescribed medicines for treating epilepsy. It has a narrow therapeutic range (4-12 μg/mL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Clin Pediatr Dent
November 2024
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Background: Orofacial cleft is among the most common craniofacial malformations. It presents a complex and multifactorial etiology that involves genetic and environmental factors. One of the etiological factors is consanguinity (marriage between blood relatives).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochem Pharmacol
January 2025
Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Houton, Houston, TX, 77204, USA. Electronic address:
Cannabidiol (CBD), a phytocannabinoid, has emerged as a promising candidate for addressing a wide array of symptoms. It has the ability to bind multiple proteins and receptors, including 5-HT1AR, transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), and cannabinoid receptors. However, CBD's pharmacodynamic interaction with 5-HT1AR and its medicinal outcomes are still debated.
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