Epilepsy Flashcards
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DOC: Partial Simple Seizure
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- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine
2
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DOC: Partial Complex Seisure
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- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine
3
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DOC: Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure
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- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine [TQ]
4
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DOC: Generalized Absence Seizure
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-Ethosuximide
5
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DOC: Generalized Myoclonic Seizure
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-Carbamazepine
6
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DOC: Status Epilepticus
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-Phenytoin + Diazepam
7
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Phenytoin
1st Generation AED
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- MOA: decreases Na and Ca ions, reducing propagation of abnormal impulses in brain
- Uses: partial seizures, tonic/clonic seizures, SE
- ADRs: CNS depression, GI, gingival hyperplasia, megaloblastic anemia
- DO NOT TREAT ABSENCE SEIZURES [TQ]
8
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Fosphenytoin
1st Generation AED
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- MOA: prodrug for phenytoin [TQ], IV only
- Pros: faster, reduced ADRs
- Cons: 5 day max use
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Carbamazepine
1st Generation AED
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- MOA: blocks Na channels
- Uses: partial seizures, tonic/clonic seizures, trigeminal neuralgia
- ADRs: stupor, coma, respiratory depression, aplastic anemia
- Autoinduction, takes 3-5 weeks [TQ]
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Ethosuximide
1st Generation AED
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- MOA: reduces threshold for Ca currents in thalamic neurons
- Uses: absence seisuzes
- ADRs: N/V, anorexia, drowsiness
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Phenobarbital
1st Generation AED
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- MOA: barbituate, enhanced GABA inhibition, increasing seizure threshold
- Uses: partial seizures, tonic/clonic seizures
- ADRs: sedation, nystagmus, megaloblastic anemia, osteomalacia
- Interactions: warfarin, valproic acid, phenytoin
- Primidone/Mysoline: metabolized to phenobarbital
12
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Valproic Acid
1st Generation AED
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- MOA: elevated levels of GABA, effects Na channels
- Uses: absence seizures, partial and generalized seizures
- ADRs: N/V, sedation, ataxia
- Interactions: phenobarbital, phenytoin
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Benzodiazepines
1st Generation AED
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- MOA: enhances GABA transmission
- Uses: rapid/temporary SE seizures termination, adjunctive for all seizures
- ADRs: drowsiness, lethargy, CNS depression (narcotics, TCAs)
- Drugs: diazepam, lorazepam, midazolam, clonazepam
- Acute toxicity is low vs. dosage
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Felbamate
2nd Generation AED
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- MOA: GABA
- Uses: 3rd line partial seizures, 2nd line Lennox-Gastaut
- ADRs: 2 black box warnings (aplastic anemia, hepatic failure), insomnia, dizziness
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Gabapentin
2nd Generation AED
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- MOA: GABA agonist
- Properties: anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, neuroprotectant
- Uses: adjunct partial seizures, neuropathic pain, psych disorders
- ADRs: somnolence, dizziness, ataxia