Anticonvusants Flashcards by Cristina Yang | Brainscape

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Branched chain FA antiseizure

A

Valproic acid

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DOC Trigeminal neuralgia

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Carbamazepine

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Teratogenic effect carbamazepine

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Spina bifida

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DOC Neuropathic pain

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Gabapentin

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MOA ethosuximide

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Decrease Ca currents in hypothalamus

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DOC absence

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ethosuximide

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MOA selectively binds to synaptic vesicular protein SV2A

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Levetiracetam

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Antiseizure contraindicated in schizophrenia

A

Levetiracetam

as it exacerbates psychosis

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DOC Lennox Gastaut syndrome

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Topiramate

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DOC West Syndrome

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Topiramate

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Treat GTC

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Carbamazepine
Valproic
Phenytoin

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Treat partials seizure

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Carbamazepine
Lamotrigine
Phenytoin

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Treatment myotonic seizures

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Valproic acid

Clonazepam - sedation

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MOA Gabapentin

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Blocks Ca channels hence increases GABA release

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