Safety and tolerability profile of new antiepileptic drug treatment in children with epilepsy

R Moavero, LR Pisani, F Pisani… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Treatment of pediatric epilepsy requires a careful evaluation of the safety and
tolerability profile of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) to avoid or minimize as much as possible …

Vigabatrin-related adverse events for the treatment of epileptic spasms: systematic review and meta-analysis

A Biswas, O Yossofzai, A Vincent, C Go… - Expert Review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Although vigabatrin (VGB) is effective and well tolerated for the treatment of
epileptic spasms, there are safety concerns. The aim of this systematic review and …

Biallelic mutations in GNB3 cause a unique form of autosomal-recessive congenital stationary night blindness

A Vincent, I Audo, E Tavares, JT Maynes… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) is a heterogeneous group of non-progressive
inherited retinal disorders with characteristic electroretinogram (ERG) abnormalities. Riggs …

What can visual electrophysiology tell about possible visual-field defects in paediatric patients

SE Handley, M Šuštar, M Tekavčič Pompe - Eye, 2021 - nature.com
Recognising a potential visual-field (VF) defect in paediatric patients might be challenging,
especially in children before the age of 5 years and those with developmental delay or …

Vigabatrin-induced retinal functional alterations and second-order neuron plasticity in C57BL/6J mice

K Chan, M Hoon, BR Pattnaik… - … & Visual Science, 2020 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Vigabatrin (VGB) is an effective antiepileptic that increases concentrations of
inhibitory γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) by inhibiting GABA transaminase. Reports of VGB …

Optical coherence tomography to monitor vigabatrin toxicity in children

C Origlieri, B Geddie, B Karwoski, MM Berl… - Journal of American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The antiepileptic drug vigabatrin is known to cause permanent loss of vision. Both
visual field testing and electroretinogram are used to detect retinal damage. Adult data on …

Visual field defects after vigabatrin treatment during infancy: retrospective population‐based study

H Jonsson, M Lehto, S Vanhatalo… - … Medicine & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate the prevalence of vigabatrin‐attributed visual field defect (VAVFD) in
infantile spasms and the utility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in detecting …

The combination of vestibular impairment and congenital sensorineural hearing loss predisposes patients to ocular anomalies, including Usher syndrome

S Kletke, V Batmanabane, T Dai, A Vincent… - Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The co‐occurrence of hearing impairment and visual dysfunction is devastating. Most deaf‐
blind etiologies are genetically determined, the commonest being Usher syndrome (USH) …

Vigabatrin

G Krämer, GC Wohlrab - The treatment of epilepsy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Vigabatrin (γ‐vinyl‐GABA) was developed as a structural γ‐aminobutyricacid
(GABA) analogue with a vinyl appendage through a systematic search for agents that can …

Vigabatrin can enhance electroretinographic responses in pigmented and albino rats

JD Akula, ER Noonan, A Di Nardo, TL Favazza… - Documenta …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the effects of the antiepileptic medication vigabatrin (VGB) on the retina
of pigmented rats. Methods Scotopic and photopic electroretinograms were recorded from …