Anti-Seizure Flashcards
Complex partial seizure / Simple partial seizure:
Intact consciousness
Simple partial seizure
Complex partial seizure / Simple partial seizure:
Loss of consciousness
Complex partial seizure
Phenytoin MOA
Na channel blocked
Carbamazepine MOA
Na channel blocked
Glutamate decrease
Valproic Acid MOA
Na channel blocked
Ca channel blocked
GABA decrease
NMDA blocked
Class of Phenytoin
Hydantoin
Teratogenic effect of phenytoin
Fetal hydantoin syndrome
Phenobarbital MOA
Na channel blocked
Glutamate decrease
GABA decrease
Class of carbamazepine
TCA
Teratogenic effect of Valproic acid
Spina bifida
Antiseizure drug for children and pregnant
Phenobarbital
Absence seizures DOC
Ethosuxamide
Ethosuxamide MOA
Ca channel blocked (t-type, thalamus)
Status Epilepticus DOC with no co-morbids
Diazepam
Clonazepam MOA
GABA decrease