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Prevalence of Levetiracetam Psychiatric Adverse Events Among all Patients Groups () - Oct 31, 2024 - Abstract #NCS2024NCS_521; Anxiety, dizziness, depression, and agitation are the most common psychiatric side effects that have been reported with LEV use. More data are warranted to assess the need of therapy discontinuation or continuation given the fact that most common ADE may not seem to indicate the need for LEV discontinuation.
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Journal: A Rapid, Mild and Direct Route to Sulfonimidoyl Fluoride from Sulfenamide. (Pubmed Central) - Oct 31, 2024 Furthermore, sulfonimidoyl fluoride is transformed into sulfonimidamide in the presence of AlCl3. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first report detailing the synthesis of sulfonimidoyl fluoride-[S(VI)] directly from S(II)-sulfenamide.
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Journal: Stroke Mimics: A Case of John Cunningham Virus-Induced Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. (Pubmed Central) - Oct 30, 2024 Mefloquine and cidofovir were considered, but the patient chose not to commence on them...In conclusion, we advise that these stroke-like symptoms may necessitate comprehensive investigation beyond initial CT scans, as exemplified by this case of PML. Relying solely on radiological findings may overlook rare conditions, and clinical skills such as a good history and examination should still be prioritised.
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The second cocktail - a combination of LEV, ATV, and ceftriaxone, termed "TC-002" - completely prevented epilepsy in the mouse IHK model...Plasma and brain drug analysis showed that these effects of TC-002 occurred at clinically relevant levels of the individual TC-002 drug components. In silico analysis of drug-drug brain protein interactions by the STITCH database indicated that TC-002 impacts a larger functional network of epilepsy-relevant brain proteins than each drug alone, providing a potential network pharmacology explanation for the observed antiepileptogenic and neuroprotective effects observed with this combination.
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Journal: Antiseizure medication practices in the adult traumatic brain injury patient population. (Pubmed Central) - Oct 19, 2024 This multicenter, survey study, identified variances in practice for PTS prophylaxis for brain injured patients throughout the U.S. Interestingly, the overwhelming majority of trauma centers do not conform to the Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines and utilize LEV as their agent of choice. Further studies should evaluate ideal patient selection for PTS prophylaxis, optimal agent, and dosing schemes within this cohort.
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Seizures, Anti-Seizure Treatment and Outcomes in Critically-Ill Patients with Neuroinfectious Diseases (Grand Hall) - Oct 17, 2024 - Abstract #NCS2024NCS_385; Among patients with seizures, Levetiracetam was the most commonly prescribed ASM (n=15, 88%)...Conclusion Patients with neuroinfectious diseases, particularly those with viral encephalitis and cortical involvement, may be at an increased risk of developing seizures. Larger prospective studies are needed to validate our results and determine if seizures worsen outcomes .
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Impaired Glymphatic System may Play a role in the Development of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (Grand Hall) - Oct 17, 2024 - Abstract #NCS2024NCS_84; Results Patients had hemorrhagic contusional injury in all cases, and were treated with levetiracetam in all cases...Exploration of early on the role of continuous EEG findings, relative brain edema, and CSF obstruction on glymphatic function are being analyzed at this time of this abstract submission. Conclusion This study suggests that early post-traumatic dysfunction of the glymphatic systems may be a factor in epileptogenesis after TBI.
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Clinical, Retrospective data, Journal: Multicenter retrospective study of patients with PCDH19-related epilepsy: The first Hungarian cohort. (Pubmed Central) - Oct 12, 2024 The prevalence of PCDH19-related epilepsy is presumably underestimated because of the lack of widely performed molecular genetic evaluations. Molecular genetic testing including PCDH19 pathogenic variants is recommended for female patients with an onset of seizures before the age of 3?years.
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Cystinosis Presenting with Complications in an Adult: A Difficult Case () - Oct 12, 2024 - Abstract #KIDNEYWEEK2024KIDNEY_WEEK_5214; He was started on Keppra and Meropenem...Amiloride was started as well...Cysteinosis remains an enigmatic disease with few case reports and epidemiological studies in adults. Much more study is needed to truly tackle the new adult population living with this disease with monitoring and treatment..
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Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis Secondary to Levetiracetam () - Oct 12, 2024 - Abstract #KIDNEYWEEK2024KIDNEY_WEEK_4984; Proton pump inhibitors were added to patient's allergy list and the patient was treated with prednisone taper...This case also enforces the significance of repeat kidney biopsy following insufficient response to corticosteroids and removal of a commonly implicated offending agent.. . .
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Flunarizine (RoM, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.26-0.81), levetiracetam (RoM, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.30-0.72), riboflavin (RoM, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.32-0.77), cinnarizine (RoM, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.46-0.88), topiramate (RoM, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.55-0.89), and amitriptyline (RoM, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.54-0.97) were also associated with reduction in migraine frequency, but these findings were drawn from individual studies...Compared with placebo, propranolol and cinnarizine (RoM, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.28-0.72), pregabalin (RoM, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.33-0.96), valproate (RoM, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.49-0.72), levetiracetam (RoM, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.50-0.77), and cinnarizine (RoM, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.54-0.76) were significantly associated with reduction in headache intensity...None of the drugs were associated with improved quality of life or attack duration, underscoring the need for further research to develop more comprehensive treatment strategies and explore the potential of combination therapies, especially those involving vitamins. Future studies should focus on validating these findings and expanding the treatment landscape for pediatric migraine management.
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Preclinical, Journal: Hyperexcitability precedes CA3 hippocampal neurodegeneration in a dox-regulatable TDP-43 mouse model of ALS-FTD. (Pubmed Central) - Oct 10, 2024 Here, we characterized hyperexcitability and neurodegeneration in the hippocampus of doxycycline-regulatable rNLS8 mice (NEFH-tTA x tetO-hTDP-43?NLS), followed by treatment with AAV encoded DREADDs and anti-seizure medications to measure the effect on behavioral function and neurodegeneration...Therapeutic doses of the anti-seizure medications, valproic acid and levetiracetam, did not improve behavior or prevent neurodegeneration...Suppressing hyperexcitability with chemogenetics improved behavioral function but did not reduce hippocampal neuron loss. Anti-seizure medications had no beneficial effects suggesting directly targeting hyperexcitability may not be therapeutically effective.
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Clinical, Retrospective data, Journal: Brivaracetam use in children with epilepsy: A retrospective multicenter study. (Pubmed Central) - Oct 6, 2024 Approximately one-fifth of pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy responded to BRV, with the best response observed in patients with focal seizures. However, the impact on patients with epileptic encephalopathy was limited.
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Journal: The Exploration of Ink Formulations in Binder Jet 3D Printing Drugs. (Pubmed Central) - Oct 3, 2024 With this ink, levetiracetam dispersible tablets were prepared with a smooth printing process and the tablets had good appearance, good mechanical properties, and rapid release. This study provides a mutual validation of the Z value theory and the results of droplet ejection and tablet printing, while providing good ideas.
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Journal: Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait. (Pubmed Central) - Sep 30, 2024 To date, only limited studies have been published suggesting rhabdomyolysis linked to levetiracetam use. We report the first case of levetiracetam-induced rhabdomyolysis in Kuwait.
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INTRACRANIAL ABSCESS IN A CVID PATIENT ON IG THERAPY (Monitor 11; Hall A) - Sep 29, 2024 - Abstract #ACAAI2024ACAAI_1183; He received IV steroids, Levetiracetam, and six weeks of IV Ceftriaxone and Metronidazole. Community immunologists must remain astute to CVID patients
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Journal: Case report: Early (molecular) diagnosis is the clue: report on ALDH7A1 deficiency in newborns. (Pubmed Central) - Sep 27, 2024 Here, we describe the case of a newborn presenting with seizures from the first hours of life, who was resistant to standard antiepileptic drugs and was found to be a biallelic compound heterozygote of two clearly pathogenic variants in the ALDH7A1 gene based on targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS). The diagnostic process of PDE-ALDH7A1 was limited by the possibility to determine only urinary PA and 6-oxo-PIP (urinary organic acid profile using the GC-MS method), and the exogenous peak of levetiracetam, due to the fact that it has a similar retention time as 6-oxo-PIP, masked the detection of 6-oxo-PIP.
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