| Similar response to anti-epileptic medications among epileptic siblings. | |
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PMID: 22030126 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: When epilepsy does not respond to the initial anti-epileptic drug (AED) the subsequent search for an effective AED is predominantly a matter of trial and error, as only limited criteria exist for rational AED selection. Since epilepsy in siblings is likely to be relatively homogeneous, we hypothesized that an AED effective in one sibling would also be effective in the other. METHODS: We reviewed the antiepileptic medication response among nine sets of epileptic siblings (19 patients) in our practice. All but one patient were drug-resistant at one point during their treatment course. RESULTS: Eight sets of siblings (17 individuals) became seizure-free or almost seizure-free with treatment modification and using a medication proven effective for one sibling in the other siblings. The medication change that produced seizure freedom was lamotrigine monotherapy in two families, valproate monotherapy in one, lamotrigine adjunctive therapy in two, lamotrigine-levetiracetam combination in two, and lamotrigine-valproate combination in one family. In one remaining family with generalized epilepsy, one sibling was seizure-free on phenobarbital while the other had persistent seizures despite polytherapy. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicated that siblings with epilepsy tend to respond to the same AED monotherapy or AED combination. |
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Hasan H Sonmezturk; Amir M Arain; Juliann M Paolicchi; Bassel W Abou-Khalil |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-24 |
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Title: Epilepsy research Volume: - ISSN: 1872-6844 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703089 Medline TA: Epilepsy Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. |
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