Treatment > Anticonvulsant Pathology


Brain Tumors

Glantz MJ, Cole BF, Friedberg MH, Lathi E, Choy H, Furie K, Akerley W, Wahlberg L, Lekos A, Louis S
A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial of divalproex sodium prophylaxis in adults with newly diagnosed brain tumors
Neurology 1996 Apr;46(4):985-91 (Clinical Study, Abstract)


Glioblastoma

K. A. Jaeckle, K. Ballman, J. Uhm, J. O'Fallon, P. Schomberg, B. Scheithauer, C. Giannini, P. J. Flynn, J. Buckner
Comparison of survival endpoints in glioblastoma patients receiving or not receiving enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants in NCCTG Trials
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1525 (Clinical Study)


Gliomas

Bourg V, Lebrun C, Chichmanian RM, Thomas P, Frenay M
Nitroso-urea-cisplatin-based chemotherapy associated with valproate: increase of haematologic toxicity
Ann Oncol 2001 Feb;12(2):217-9 (Clinical Study, Abstract)


Gliomas (Low Grade)

Klein M, Engelberts NH, van der Ploeg HM, Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenite DG, Aaronson NK, Taphoorn MJ, Baaijen H, Vandertop WP, Muller M, Postma TJ, Heimans JJ
Epilepsy in low-grade gliomas: the impact on cognitive function and quality of life

Ann Neurol. 2003 Oct;54(4):514-20. (Clinical Study, Abstract)

Klein M, Heimans JJ, Aaronson NK, van der Ploeg HM, Grit J, Muller M, Postma TJ, Mooij JJ, Boerman RH, Beute GN, Ossenkoppele GJ, van Imhoff GW, Dekker AW, Jolles J, Slotman BJ, Struikmans H, Taphoorn MJ
Effect of radiotherapy and other treatment-related factors on mid-term to long-term cognitive sequelae in low-grade gliomas: a comparative study

Lancet. 2002 Nov 2;360(9343):1361-8. (Clinical Study, Abstract)


Epileptic Patients 

Alan B. Ettinger, MD
Psychotropic effects of antiepileptic drugs
Neurology, Volume 67, Number 11, December 12, 2006

Luef G, Abraham I, Hoppichler F, Trinka E, Unterberger I, Bauer G, Lechleitner M
Increase in postprandial serum insulin levels in epileptic patients with valproic acid therapy

Metabolism 2002 Oct;51(10):1274-8
(Clinical Study, Abstract)

Gross-Tsur V, Shalev RS
Reversible language regression as an adverse effect of topiramate treatment in children
Neurology. 2004 Jan 27;62(2):299-300. (
Case Report, Abstract)

G Hayman, A Bansal
Antibody deficiency associated with carbamazepine
BMJ 2002;325:1213 (23 November)
(Case Report, HTML Full Text)

Nathalie Jette, MD, Tim Veregin, BSP and Alan Guberman, MD
Carbamazepine-induced hypertension
Neurology 2002 Jul 23;59(2):275-6
 Abstract |  DBLinks | BL 1:2

Trinka E, Dilitz E, Unterberger I, Luef G, Deisenhammer F, Niedermuller U, Thaler C, Bauer G
Non convulsive status epilepticus after replacement of valproate with lamotrigine

J Neurol 2002 Oct;249(10):1417-22
(Case Report, Abstract)


Metastatic Tumors

Aguiar D, Pazo R, Duran I, Terrasa J, Arrivi A, Manzano H, Martin J, Rifa J
Toxic epidermal necrolysis in patients receiving anticonvulsants and cranial irradiation: a risk to consider
J Neurooncol. 2004 Feb;66(3):345-50. (Case Report, Abstract+)

S. Evans, N. Jooma, A. Kabir, L. Nedzi, E. Zakris, R. Mudad
Seizure prophylaxis in patients with brain metastases from solid tumors: Is phenytoin necessary?
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.8186 (Retrospective Study)

 

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