Erschienen in:
07.03.2019 | Scientific Letter
Effects of Sodium Valproate, Levetiracetam and Phenytoin Therapy on Evoked Potentials in Children with Epilepsy
verfasst von:
Jai Behgal, Radhamohan Rana, Tanvi Lather, Kiran Bala, Jaya Shankar Kaushik
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 9/2019
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Excerpt
To the Editor: Visual evoked potential (VEP) and brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) have been used to study the effects of antiepileptic drugs (AED) on visual and auditory pathways among adults, with limited studies on children [
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4]. This cross-sectional study included 36 children (aged 5–15 y) with epilepsy on AED for a duration, not less than 6 mo and 34 healthy controls. Antiepileptic drugs that were used included valproate (VPA) [14 (39%)], phenytoin (PHT) [11(31%)], and levetiracetam (LEV) (3(8%)]. Rest were on combination of VPA/ clobazam (CLB) [4 (11%)], VPA/LEV [2 (5.5%)] and VPA/LEV/CLB [2 (5.5%)]. Majority of the epilepsy was idiopathic [29 (81%)] followed by neurocysticercosis in the rest seven (19%) children. …