Association of lamotrigine and valproate in refractory epilepsies of children and adolescents
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy or eventual side-effects of the association of lamotrigine and sodium valproate in the control of refractory epilepsies. METHOD: A retrospective analysis of 37 children with a mean age of 12 years taking exclusivelly lamotrigine and sodium valproate. Efficacy of seizure control was considered satisfactory if there was a reduction in seizures >50% or total control. RESULTS: The association of lamotrigine and sodium valproate was considered satisfactory in 65% of the studied children, independent of seizure type. Total seizure control was obtained in 33% and 35% had an unsatisfactory response or remained unchanged. Primary generalized tonic clonic seizures were the most common type with 84% of day-time seizures having a good response to treatment. Side-effects were seen in 11% of patients and the most common was tremor. CONCLUSION: Total or satisfactory control of seizures was seen in the majority of patients and side-effects were uncommon.
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oai:scielo:S0004-282X20080004000072008-09-10Association of lamotrigine and valproate in refractory epilepsies of children and adolescentsGrisotto,Karen P.Bruck,IsacAntoniuk,Sérgio A.Santos,Lúcia H.C. epilepsy refractory valproate lamotrigine childhood OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy or eventual side-effects of the association of lamotrigine and sodium valproate in the control of refractory epilepsies. METHOD: A retrospective analysis of 37 children with a mean age of 12 years taking exclusivelly lamotrigine and sodium valproate. Efficacy of seizure control was considered satisfactory if there was a reduction in seizures >50% or total control. RESULTS: The association of lamotrigine and sodium valproate was considered satisfactory in 65% of the studied children, independent of seizure type. Total seizure control was obtained in 33% and 35% had an unsatisfactory response or remained unchanged. Primary generalized tonic clonic seizures were the most common type with 84% of day-time seizures having a good response to treatment. Side-effects were seen in 11% of patients and the most common was tremor. CONCLUSION: Total or satisfactory control of seizures was seen in the majority of patients and side-effects were uncommon.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.66 n.3a 20082008-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000400007en10.1590/S0004-282X2008000400007 |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy or eventual side-effects of the association of lamotrigine and sodium valproate in the control of refractory epilepsies. METHOD: A retrospective analysis of 37 children with a mean age of 12 years taking exclusivelly lamotrigine and sodium valproate. Efficacy of seizure control was considered satisfactory if there was a reduction in seizures >50% or total control. RESULTS: The association of lamotrigine and sodium valproate was considered satisfactory in 65% of the studied children, independent of seizure type. Total seizure control was obtained in 33% and 35% had an unsatisfactory response or remained unchanged. Primary generalized tonic clonic seizures were the most common type with 84% of day-time seizures having a good response to treatment. Side-effects were seen in 11% of patients and the most common was tremor. CONCLUSION: Total or satisfactory control of seizures was seen in the majority of patients and side-effects were uncommon. |
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