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Drugs Real World Outcomes
January 2025
Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Anti-seizure medications (ASMs) are specific types of anticonvulsants used to treat epileptic seizures. However, several studies have shown an association between ASMs and an increased risk of hematological disorders, such as thrombocytopenia, aplastic anemia, and platelet function disorders leading to prolonged bleeding times. This review explores the existing literature on this topic, investigating a wide variety of ASMs, ranging from first-generation medications to newer ones.
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January 2025
Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, Tenri, Nara, Japan.
Background: Ampicillin/sulbactam (ABPC/ SBT) is one of the most common β-lactam antibiotics for patients with status epilepticus complicated with aspiration pneumonia. It is known that β-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin aggravate epileptic seizures or status epilepticus. Here, we investigated whether ABPC/SBT aggravates seizures using electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring.
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December 2024
Center for Medical Genetics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address:
Cureus
November 2024
Department of Epileptology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, JPN.
Herein, we present a case of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) manifesting as de novo late-onset absence status epilepticus (ASE) following mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A woman in her 40s presented with persistent 3-5.5 Hz generalized spike-wave complexes (SWCs) on electroencephalography (EEG).
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December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Dei Hospital, Imsida, MSD, 2090, Malta.
Purpose: We present a case of levetiracetam-induced corneal edema. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of bilateral reversible corneal edema secondary to levetiracetam use.
Patients And Methods: A 59-year-old woman was referred to the ophthalmology department with a few weeks' history of bilateral blurring of vision.
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