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Epilepsy Flashcards

1
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What is generalised seizure petit Mal caused by?

A

Mutations in Cav

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What do epileptic drugs do in general?

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Increase GABA levels, increase GABAa receptors, effect enzymes that breakdown GABA

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What are the anti-epileptic drugs that effect GABA transmission?

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Benzos, barbiturates, uptake inhibitors, metabolic inhibitors

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What are the problems with the use of Benzos as anti-epileptic?

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Sedation, tolerance and withdrawal

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5
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Give 2 examples of Barbiturates used?

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Phenobarbitone, primidone

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What are the problems with Barbiturates?

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Low therapeutic index, sedation, complex pharmokinetics

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7
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Give an example of an uptake inhibitor of GABA?

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Tiagabine

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8
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Give examples of metabolic inhibitors of GABA?

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Viganatrin and valproate

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What are the problems with valproate?

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High protein binding, rarely hepatic, teratogenic, nausea, hair loss, weight gain, fatal malformation

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What are the problems with Vigabatrin?

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Sedation, behavioural and mood, visual field defects

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11
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How is glutamate formed?

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a-oxyglutarate and glutamine

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12
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What is GABA broken down into?

A

succinate semialdehyde

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13
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What sort of inhibitor is vigabatrin?

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Suicide inhibitor

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14
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What are aims of anti-epileptic drugs at the synapse?

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Decrease glutamate

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What do use dependant sodium channel inhibitors do?

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Stabilise the inactive stage so delay return of sodium channel to close so lower sodium influx

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16
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Give 3 examples of sodium channel blockers?

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Carbamazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine

17
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What are problems with Phenytoin?

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Complex pharmacokinetics, vertigo, ataxia, headaches, rashes

18
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What are problems with Carbamazepine?

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Sedation, ataxia, blurred vision, water retention, microsomal enzyme induction, leukopenia, hypersensitivity reactions, liver failure

19
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What are problems with Lamotrigine?

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Nausea, dizziness, ataxia, rashes

20
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What calcium channels are targeted for anti-epileptic drugs?

A

T-type, highly expressed in RAF nucleus in the brain and are main cause of AP as opposed to Sodium

21
Q

Give 2 examples of Calcium channel blockers?

A

Ethosuzimide, GABApentin

22
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What are all the types of drugs used to treat epilepsy?

A

GABA increase, Sodium decrease, Calcium decrease

23
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What is Levetiracetam?

A

Acts on SV2 impacting on loading of vesicles with glutamate

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