NEURO - Epilepsy DOC/fun facts Flashcards
DOC absence seizures
Ethosuxamide
DOC tonic-clonic
Valproic acid
DOC seizures in infants
Phenobarbital
DOC acute status epilepticus
Banzodiadepines: Lorazepam and diazepam
DOC prevention of status epilepticus
Phenytoin
DOC Trigeminal neuralgia
Carbamazepine
anti-seizure for bipolar:
valproic acid
carbamazepine
Lamotrigine (maintenance and depressive)
anti-seizure for migraine prophylaxis
Topiramate
anti-seizure for peripheral neuropathy
gabapentin
[peripheral neuropathy CAUSED by phenytoin]
anti-seizure for post-herpetic neuralgia
Gabapentin
anti-epileptic causing gingival hyperplasia
phenytoin
anti-epileptic causing hirsutism
phenytoin
anti-epileptic causing SLE-like
phenytoin
anti-epileptic causing agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia
carbamazepine
anti-epileptic causing SIADH
carbamazepine