anticonvulsants midterm Flashcards

1
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first line for absence

A

ethosuximide

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2
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1st line trigeminal neuralgia

A

carbamazepine

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3
Q

acute treatment of status

A

benzodiazepine (lorazipam)

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4
Q

prophylaxis in status

A

phenytoin

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5
Q

lamotragine

A

all seizure types
often treatment of choice
slow to avoid rash

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6
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valproic acid

A

all seizure types

teratogenic

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7
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levitiracetam

A

renal cleared
well tolerated
may cause irritability

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