Anticonvulsant Drugs - Kinder Flashcards
epilepsy
2 unprovoked seizures - separated 24 hours
path of epilepsy
hyperexcitable and hypersynchronous neurons
partial seizures
focal - localized onset
simple partial seizure
patient retains awareness
complex partial seizure
patient lose consciousness
secondary generalized seizure
from partial - to both hemispheres
generalized seizure
both brain hemispheres
tonic clonic seizure
generalized - grand mal
absence seizure
generalized - blank stare
young children and adolescents
myoclonic jerking
brief shock-like movement - wide variety of seizurs
atonic seizures
loss of postural control - slumping
anti-epileptic drugs
suppress seizures
-do not cure or prevent epilepsy
tx of epilepsy
monotherapy preferred
increase dose gradually
monitor treatment regularly
compliance essential - warn patient not to stop taking med
AED MOAs
1 affect ion channel kinetic - delay Na channel recovery
2 augment inhibitor neurotransmission - GABA increase
3 modulate excitatory neurotransmission - decreased glutamate
AEDs protein bound
all - except
phenytoin
tigabine
valproic acid
adverse of AEDs
neurotoxic - sedation, dizzy, double vission
phenytoin MOA
bind and prolong inactivated state of Na channel
also decreased glutamate and increased GABA
phenytoin PK
don’t give IM - may precipitate
can give fosphenytoin (prodrug) IV or IM
phenytoin DDI
inhibits affects of warfarin
phenytoin ADR
diplopia, ataxia, nystagmus, sedation
gingival hyperplasia**
osteomalacia
hypotension, bradycardia, arrhythmia - so give slowly