Anti Convulsants

Question 1

Sodium channel inactive

Answer 1

• Dilantin
• Oxcarbazepine
• Carbamazepine
• Eslicarbazepine (Aptiom)
• Lacosamide (Vimpat)

“eating too much SODIUM make you DOCEL (docile)”

Question 2

GABBA Facilitators

Answer 2

•	Barbs (phenobarbital)
•	Benzodiazepines 
        (Valium ati klonopin)
•	Valproic acid
•	Gabapentin (Neurontin)
•	Pregabalin (Lyrica)

“BARB drives VAL in her BENZ tp the LYRIC GAla (gabba)”

Question 3

T calcium current blockers

Answer 3

Ethosuximide

Question 4

Gingerval hyperplasia

Answer 4

Dilantin

Question 5

Tx for trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 5

Carbamazepine

Question 6

Cleft palate

Answer 6

Dilantin

Question 7

Gaba enhancer that isn’t teratogenic

Answer 7

Phenobarbital

Question 8

Tx for Orofacial pain, TMD pain, trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 8

carbamazepine

put alot of carbs in ur face- when in pain or manic - hate abx

Question 9

bipolar ; mania (3)

Answer 9

Valproic acid, carbamazepine, Gabapentin

“VAL eats gaba CARBs when she becomes manic/neurotic”

Question 10

Anxiety relief

Answer 10

Benzo (valium)

Question 11

Fibromyalgia / Peripheral Neuropathy

Answer 11

lyrica

Question 12

Restless leg syndrome

Answer 12

Klonopin

pin you restless legs down

Question 13

DDI with aspirin = inc bleeding

Answer 13

valproic acid

Question 14

DDI with Erythomycin = hepatox

Answer 14

carbamzepine

Question 15

tx for febrile

Answer 15

Phenobar

fe and phe

Question 16

Absence/ pet it mal sz

Answer 16

Ethosuximide

A, E, i ou

Question 17

Status epilepticus

Answer 17

Benzos ( ativan)

Question 18

DDI with aspirin = ince bleeding

Answer 18

valproic acid

Question 19

DDI with Erythomycin =hepatox

Answer 19

carbamzepine

Question 20

Unique MOA:

Answer 20

• Perampanel (Fycompa): blocks action
of glutamate at AMPA receptors in brain.
• Keppra: unknown

Question 21

Teratogentic - cleft palate, fetal hydantoin, hypertrichosis

Answer 21

Dilantin

Question 22

induces drug metabolizing enzymes (3)

Answer 22

Phenobarb
Dilatin
Carbamazepine

Question 23

blood dyscrasias –> susceptibility to infection (4)

Answer 23

Carbamazepine
Ethosux
Dilatin
Valproic acid
(CEDric was infected with V-irus)

Question 24

gingival hyperpalsia

Answer 24

dlilantin

Question 25

Unique MOA:

Answer 25

* Perampanel (Fycompa): blocks the action of glutamate at AMPA receptors in the brain. * Keppra: unknown

Question 26

Vigabatrin

Answer 26

Decreased GABA breakdown: inhibits GABA transaminase

Question 27

``` Which of the following anticonvul belong to Na+ channel inactivators? Phenobarb Valoproic acid Keppra Phenytoin Ethosuximide ```

Answer 27

Phenytoin- dilatin

Question 28

``` Which anticonvul  cleft pallate ? Valium Lamictal Carbamazipine Phenytoin Topimax ```

Answer 28

Phenytoin- dilatin

Question 29

``` Which seizure = LOC but not postural cntrl? Tonic Clonic Absence General ```

Answer 29

Ab

Question 30

``` Lyrica = tx for? Absence seizures Peripheral neuropathy- ants Bipolar Migraines parathesia ```

Answer 30

Peripheral neuropathy- ants ( gabba)

Question 31

``` Local may cause what kind of seizure? Absence Myoclonic Static epi Petit mal ```

Answer 31

Static epi - tx with benzo