[HTML][HTML] Current role of carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine in the management of epilepsy

A Beydoun, S DuPont, D Zhou, M Matta, V Nagire… - Seizure, 2020 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting approximately 50
million people worldwide. Despite a dramatic increase in treatment options over the past 30 …

Comparative efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in children and adolescents: a network meta‐analysis

A Rosati, L Ilvento, E Lucenteforte, A Pugi… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the comparative efficacy among antiepileptic drugs in the pediatric
population (0‐18 years). Methods Using the Embase and MEDLINE databases, we updated …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy, tolerability and safety of add-on third-generation antiseizure medications in treating focal seizures worldwide: a network meta-analysis of randomised …

Y Chen, W Li, C Lu, X Gao, H Song, Y Zhang… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Adjunctive newer antiseizure medications (ASMs) are being used in patients
with treatment-resistant focal-onset seizures (FOS). An updated network meta-analysis …

Real‐world effectiveness and tolerability of carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine in 354 patients with trigeminal neuralgia

G Di Stefano, G De Stefano, C Leone… - … journal of pain, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background It is widely agreed that carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine are highly effective
in the long‐term treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. However, the tolerability of these drugs …

Recommendations for the treatment of epilepsy in adult and pediatric patients in Belgium: 2020 update

P Boon, S Ferrao Santos, AC Jansen, L Lagae… - Acta Neurologica …, 2021 - Springer
To guide health care professionals in Belgium in selecting the appropriate antiepileptic
drugs (AEDs) for their epilepsy patients, a group of Belgian epilepsy experts developed …

Cognitive profile in BECTS treated with levetiracetam: A 2-year follow-up

FF Operto, GMG Pastorino, R Mazza, M Roccella… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is a common epileptic
syndrome in childhood, characterized by brief and infrequent partial motor seizures, with or …

Valproate and sodium butyrate attenuate manganese-decreased locomotor activity and astrocytic glutamate transporters expression in mice

J Johnson Jr, EAB Pajarillo, E Taka, R Reams, DS Son… - Neurotoxicology, 2018 - Elsevier
Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element, but chronic overexposure to this metal, either
environmentally or occupationally may cause manganism, a disease analogous to …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in the adjunctive treatment of refractory partial-onset seizures: meta-analysis of pivotal trials

J Slater, S Chung, L Huynh, MS Duh, B Gorin… - Epilepsy research, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective In the absence of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) assessing the relative efficacy
of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), meta-analyses are useful resources for informing treatment …

Comparative efficacy of antiepileptic drugs for patients with generalized epileptic seizures: systematic review and network meta-analyses

MSA Campos, LR Ayres, MRS Morelo… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Valproate is a widely prescribed antiepileptic drug for generalized epilepsies,
due to the extensive knowledge on its efficacy since it is on the market for many decades …

Efficacy and safety of antiepileptic drugs for refractory partial-onset epilepsy: a network meta-analysis

Q Hu, F Zhang, W Teng, F Hao, J Zhang, M Yin… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
The optimal combination of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for the treatment of refractory partial-
onset epilepsy is a perpetual point of debate. While several network meta-analyses (NMAs) …