Epilepsy in special populations Flashcards

1
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Indipendent risk factors for epilepsy in elderly (4)

A
  • Depression (sixfold increase in risk of unprovoked seizures
  • Sleep apnea
  • hypertension
  • alzheimers (10% of AD patients)
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2
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Risk of seizure recurrence in elderly after first unprovoked seizure

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80%

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3
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ASMs that can decrease effectiveness of oral contraceptives

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“Rooftop Carbs, three for four pennies”
RUF - rufinimide
TOP - topirmate
Carb (3)
- carbamazepine
- oxcarbamazepine
- esclicarbazipine
4 (pennies)
- phenytoin
- phenobarbital
- Primidone
- Perampanel

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Teenager wants to start OCP, what medicine would you need to get levels on?

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Lamotrigine (levels may reduce as much as 50% if on estrogen-containing contraceptive)

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5
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Antiseizure medications that do NOT reduce effectiveness of contraceptives

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“GET Lisa’s 3 Vests zipped”
G- gabapentin
E- Ethosuximide
T- Tiagabine
L(3) - levetiracetam, lamotrigine, lacosamide
V - valproate
Z- zonisamide

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6
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Medications that are confirmed efficacious per ILAE:
Level A:
Level B:
Level C:
Level D:

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Level A:
- Lamotrigine
- Gabapentin
Level B: None
Level C:
- Carbamazepine
Level D:
- Topiramate
- valproate

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7
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Criteria for Social security benefits for Disability for convulsive epilepsy: (2)

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  • Seizure frequency of seizure frequency of >1 seizure per month despite taking prescribed treatment for 3+ months
  • daytime episodes OR nocturnal episodes with significant residual interference
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8
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Which medications transfer into breast milk at clinically significant amounts (2)

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Primidone
levetiracetam

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9
Q

Pregnancy and AEDs:
Low-risk (2)
Low-medium risk (2)
Medium risk (5)
High-medium risk (2)
High risk (2)

A

Low risk:
- Lamotrigine
- Levetiracetam
Low-medium risk
- Oxcarbazepine
- Carbamazepine
Medium
- Lacosamide
- Gabapentin
- CBD
- Perampanel
- Onfi
High
- Valproate
- Topiramate

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10
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ASM that can cause cleft lip/palate (2)

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  • Topiramate
  • Lamotrigine
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11
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ASM least likely to cause problems with bone density

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Lamotrigine

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