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New - Common side effects of Tegretol
Created by ETPat03/08/2005 - 9:47am|245 Views
Dose-related side effects The most common side effects are neurotoxic and dose-related. They include: drowsiness diplopia headache ataxia nausea vomiting dizziness These...
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New - Effects of Epilepsy Medications
Created by ETPat02/07/2007 - 2:43pm|1273 Views
Here's a story that shows some of the ways that seizure medicines affect seniors differently from younger people: A 74-year-old woman began to experience twitching movements on the right side of her face. A CT scan showed a...
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New - Falls During Seizures
Created by ETPat02/07/2007 - 3:12pm|468 Views
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New - Getting a Diagnosis
Created by ETPat02/07/2007 - 3:19pm|575 Views
Listen to the Podcast on Seizures in Older Adults (English version) Listen to the Podcast on Seizures in Older Adults (Spanish version - Espanõl) ...
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New - How well does Lyrica work?
Created by ETPat10/27/2005 - 3:30pm|121 Views
When Lyrica and an inactive placebo were both used as add-on therapy in carefully performed studies, Lyrica reduced seizure frequency by at least half in about 30% (150 mg/day) to...
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New - Medicine for Seniors
Created by ETPat01/20/2007 - 11:55am|315 Views
Seizures are extremely common among elderly people. An estimated 61,000 new cases of epilepsy occur every year in Americans over 65. The primary method of treating seizures in older patients is with seizure medicines, also known...
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New - Seniors and gabapentin
Created by ETPat03/10/2005 - 9:18am|67 Views
Older patients eliminate gabapentin more slowly than younger adults and they are often more susceptible to side effects. Therefore, lower initial doses, slower titration, and lower maintenance doses are advised. Some common...
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New - Seniors and Mysoline: Advanced
Created by ETPat02/22/2005 - 10:46am|60 Views
Doctors do not often prescribe Mysoline to people over 65 because seniors are at particular risk for the following:...
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New - Seniors and Neurontin: Advanced
Created by ETPat10/24/2005 - 7:34am|60 Views
Older patients eliminate Neurontin more slowly than younger adults and they are often more susceptible to side effects. Therefore, lower initial doses, slower titration, and lower maintenance doses are advised. Some common...
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New - Seniors and Phenytek: Professional
Created by ETPat03/08/2005 - 9:46am|53 Views
Phenytoin is much more commonly used in American nursing homes than any other antiepileptic drug (AED). Some of these doses of AEDs are prescribed for conditions other than epilepsy, and some are prescribed for elderly patients who...
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