Antiseizure Flashcards
Partial seizures
Lamotrigine
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
GTC seizures
Valproic acid
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Valproic acid
Myoclonic and atypical absence seizures
Valproic acid
Status epilepticus
Lorazepam
Diazepam
Phenytoin
Phenobarbital
Trigeminal neuralgia
Carbamazepine
Bipolar affective disorder
Valproic acid - mania
Carbamazepine
Lamotrigine
Neuropathic pain (postherpetic neuralgia)
Gabapentin
Pregabalin
Migraine
Gabapentin
Phenytoin
Topiramate
Anticonvulsant drug Blocks Na channels Arrhythmias 1B WOF GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA WOF TERATOGENICITY GTC SEIZURES STATUS EPILEPTICUS
Phenytoin
Upturned nose
Mild midfacial hypoplasia
Long upper lip with thin vermilion border
Lower distal digital hypoplasia
Fetal hydantoin syndrome
Anticonvulsant drug
Blocks Na channels and dec glutamate release
WOF BLOOD DYSCRASIA SJS
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA
Carbamazepine
Anticonvulsant drug Blocks high freq neuronal firing Modifies AA metabolism ACUTE MANIA IN BIPOLAR DISORDER WOF HEPATOTOXICITY IN INFANTS WOF SPINA BIFIDA
Valproic acid
Anticonvulsant drug
PREFERRED ANTISEIZURE DRUG GOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN
Status epilepticus
Barbiturate
Phenobarbital
Anticonvulsant drug
Dec Ca currents (T type) in thalamus
DOC FOR ABSENCE SEIZURES
WOF GI distress
Ethosuximide