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Epilepsy Flashcards

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DOC: Partial Simple Seizure

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  • Phenytoin

- Carbamazepine

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DOC: Partial Complex Seisure

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  • Phenytoin

- Carbamazepine

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DOC: Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure

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  • Phenytoin

- Carbamazepine [TQ]

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DOC: Generalized Absence Seizure

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-Ethosuximide

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DOC: Generalized Myoclonic Seizure

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-Carbamazepine

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DOC: Status Epilepticus

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-Phenytoin + Diazepam

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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]
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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
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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
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Lamotrigine

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: blocks Na channels
  • Uses: adjunct partial and generalized seizures, bipolar
  • ADRs: rash (black box), dizziness, ataxia
  • Interactions valproic acid, carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital
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Levetiracetam

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: derivative of piracetam (improves cognition), similar to gabapentin
  • Uses: adjunct in partial and generalized seizures
  • ADRs: somnolence, psychosis, agitation
  • RDA for renal dysfunction
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Oxcarbazepine

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: blocks Na channels
  • Uses: adjunct partial seizures
  • ADRs: hyponatremia, ataxia, HA, less than carbamazepine
  • Prodrug and carbamazepine analogue [TQ]
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Pregabalin

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: binds Ca channels, inhibits excitatory neurotransmitter release
  • Uses: peripheral neuropathies, fibromyalgia, adjunct partial seizures (decreases frequency)
  • ADRs: somnolence, dizziness, dry mouth, weight gain
  • RDA and taper upon withdrawal
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Tiagabine

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: GABA mediated
  • Uses: adjunct partial seizures, infantile spasm, psych disorders
  • ADRs: CNS, abdominal pain
  • Interactions: does NOT interact with hepatic enzymes
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Topiramate

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: blocks Na, enhances GABA
  • Uses: adjunct partial and generalized seizures
  • ADRs: CNS, weight loss, nephrolithiasis
  • Interactions: phenytoin, VPA, birth control
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Zonisamide

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: Blocks Na and Ca channels
  • Uses: adjunct partial seizures, Lennox-Gestaut, not for kids
  • ADRs: dizziness, oligohydrosis, not for sulfa allergies
  • Interactions: carbamazepine, phenybarbitol, valproic acid
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Vigabiran

2nd Generation AED

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  • MOA: analog to GABA
  • Uses: DOC for infantile spasms
  • ADRs: psychoses, irreversible vision damage
  • Interactions: phenytoin
  • Restricted distribution (SHARE) program
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Drugs that block Na channels:

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  • Phenytoin
  • Carbamazepine
  • Oxcarbazepine
  • Lamotrigine
  • Topiramate
  • Zonisamide
  • Felbamate
  • Valproic Acid

COLT PFVZ

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Drugs mediated by GABA transmission
-Tiagabine
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Drugs that enhance GABA
- Benzos - Topiramate - Felbamate - Valproic Acid - Vigabiran VV FTB
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Drugs that block Thymus Ca channels
- Ethozuximide - Zonisamide EZ
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Drugs that block other Ca channels
- Gabapentin - Pregabalin - Phenytoin

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