ArticleJournal of child neurology2025
The Initial Experience of Eslicarbazepine in Children at Three Canadian Tertiary Pediatric Care Centers.
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- Advances in Sodium Channel Modulation in Epilepsy Therapy: Focus on Eslicarbazepine, Lacosamide and Cenobamate.Biomedicines · 2026Review
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introductionEslicarbazepine (ESL) is a once-daily, third-generation antiseizure medication for focal-onset seizures. The primary mechanism of action is enhancing the slow inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channels. The study objective was to review real-world experience regarding retention rate, efficacy, and tolerability of eslicarbazepine, soon after it became available for children in Canada.
methodsA retrospective review was performed on all patients prescribed eslicarbazepine from September 2017 to June 2020, with at least 3 years of follow-up data, at 3 Canadian tertiary care pediatric centers.
resultsFifty patients were identified, and the mean age of eslicarbazepine initiation was 12.4 years (range 3-19 years). Most patients had drug-resistant epilepsy, trying a mean of 5.04 (range 0-14) antiseizure medications before the initiation of eslicarbazepine. Twenty-four patients (48.0%) experienced adverse effects, including dizziness (n = 10), drowsiness (n = 6), dizziness and drowsiness (n = 1), nausea and abdominal pain (n = 4), transient unsteadiness and diplopia (n = 1), and negative mood changes (n = 2). None had serious adverse effects, including rash. The retention rate of eslicarbazepine at last follow-up was 70%. Fifteen (30%) had ≥50% seizure reduction, with 2 of these patients becoming seizure free. Ten (20%) had 25% to 50% reduction, 2 (4%) had worsening of seizures, and 17 (34%) had no change in seizure frequency.
conclusionThe study results support the long-term effectiveness and tolerability of eslicarbazepine in a cohort of children with predominantly drug-resistant epilepsy in a real-life setting from 3 Canadian centers with initial use after approval. Adverse effects were nonserious, infrequently leading to eslicarbazepine discontinuation.
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