THE PROBLEM OF AGGRAVATION OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES DURING THERAPY WITH ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS
https://doi.org/10.17650/2073-8803-2014-9-2-30-31
Abstract
The paper gives a brief literature review coming to the attention of practitioners to the problem of aggravation in epilepsy. Despite the fact that the purpose of use of antiepileptic drugs is to stop seizures and to suppress epileptic activity on electroencephalogram; in some cases their administration may worsen epilepsy, namely may make seizures more frequent and severer (may cause aggravation). Status epilepticus is the severest manifestation of aggravation. The drugs differ in the risk of aggravation, which also depends on the type of seizures and patient age.
About the Authors
K. Yu. Mukhin
Saint Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
O. A. Pylaeva
Saint Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Mukhin K.Yu., Pylaeva O.A. THE PROBLEM OF AGGRAVATION OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES DURING THERAPY WITH ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS. Russian Journal of Child Neurology. 2014;9(2):30-31. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/2073-8803-2014-9-2-30-31
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