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Efficacy of prophylactic sodium valproate in pediatric migraines: a systematic review of randomized clinical studies.
Transl Pediatr
December 2024
Eastman Institute for Oral Health, Center of Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Rochester, NY, USA.
Background: Migraine is a neurological disorder that is chronic and presents with episodes of paroxysmal features consisting of multiphase attacks of head pain, along with other symptoms related to neurological dysfunction such as sensitivity to movement, photophobia, phonophobia, nausea, and vomiting. Antiseizure medications are frequently used for the treatment of migraine. Of the antiseizure medications, sodium valproate and topiramate have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent adult migraine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFManagement of epilepsia partialis continua: A systematic review.
Seizure
January 2025
University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia; Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia; Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale SA 5112, Australia; Department of Neurology and the Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02138, USA.
Purpose: Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is form of focal motor status epilepticus, with limited guidelines regarding effective pharmacological management. This systematic review aimed to describe previously utilized pharmacological management strategies for EPC, with a focus on patient outcomes.
Methods: A systematic review of the databases PubMed, EMBASE, and SCOPUS was performed from inception to May 2024.
[Teratovigilance. Antiepileptics during pregnancy and paternal use].
Rev Med Suisse
January 2025
Swiss Teratogen Information Service, Service de pharmacologie clinique, Département de médecine, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
The 2023-2024 updates on teratovigilance, with a focus on antiseizure medications, highlight several key points. American medical societies have revised their recommendations: maintaining effective seizure control is essential for both maternal and fetal health; lamotrigine, levetiracetam, and oxcarbazepine are preferred first-line treatments, whereas valproic acid and topiramate should be avoided if possible. In March 2024, an update on topiramate indicated an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders with prenatal exposure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbdominal pain as a novel manifestation in children with PCDH19-related epilepsy: A case report.
Medicine (Baltimore)
January 2025
Department of Neonatal, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University/Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Rationale: PCDH19-related epilepsy manifested various clinical features, including febrile epilepsy, with or without intellectual disability, and psych-behavioral disorders. However, there are few studies demonstrating abdominal pain as the first symptom.
Patient Concerns: A 3-year-old Chinese girl presented with clustered seizures of fever sensitivity accompanied by abdominal pain.
Post-marketing safety of antiseizure medications: Focus on serious adverse effects including drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS).
Seizure
January 2025
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn, AL 36049, United States.
Purpose: On November 28, 2023, the U.S. FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication, warning that antiseizure medications (ASMs) levetiracetam and clobazam can cause a rare but serious reaction, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS).
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