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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Effect of clinical features on antiseizure medication doses in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy.

Hire Hersi, Jukka Peltola, Jani Raitanen, Jukka T Saarinen

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hire HersiDepartment of Neurology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland.
Jukka PeltolaFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Jani RaitanenSpecial Services Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences (Health Sciences), UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Jukka T SaarinenDepartment of Neurology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland.
Vaasa Central Hospital · FITampere University Hospital · FIUrho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: We evaluate the effect of distinct clinical features on anti-seizure medication (ASM) doses in seizure-free and not seizure-free patients aged ≥16 years with new-onset epilepsy. Materials and methods: This study included 459 patients with a validated diagnosis of epilepsy. The most prescribed ASMs were oxcarbazepine (OXC; Results: The median OXC dose in seizure-free patients aged >60 years was 600 mg compared to 900 mg in younger patients. When controlling for age but not in an unadjusted model, the median dose of OXC was lower (300 mg, Conclusion: Significant OXC dose differences were detected between age groups, whereas VPA dosing was different in men and women. Moreover, CBZ doses were dependent on some seizure types. These data allow for the individualization of the initial target dosing based on key clinical characteristics.

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antiseizure medicationcarbamazepinenewly diagnosed epilepsyoxcarbazepineseizure freedomtreatment outcomesvalproic acid

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PMID37609660
PMCPMC10440427
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