New Antiepileptic Drugs and Treatments

New Antiepileptic Drugs and Treatments
Presentation by: Josiane LaJoie, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
New AED’s
Gabapentin
Gabapentin Side Effects
FELBAMATE
FBM Dosing
FBM-Common Side Effects
Aplastic Anemia and Hepatotoxicity with Felbamate
Risks of Felbamate
Fatal Hepatotoxicity of VPA
FBM Interactions
LAMOTRIGINE
Lamotrigine Side Effects
Lamictal and SJS
Lamictal Dosing-Children
Lamotrigine and AED’s
Topiramate
Topiramate SE
Topiramate Interactions
TIAGABINE
Tiagabine Dosing
Tiagabine Side Effects
Tiagabine Interactions
Levetiracetam
Zonisamide
New Treatments
Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS)
VNS candidates
VNS Implantation
The VNS System
VNS Function
Effects & Side Effects
Deep Brain Stimulation
Cerebellar Stimulation
Brain Stimulation
Functional Radiosurgery
Gamma Knife-Limitations
Neuropace
Melatonin
Melatonin’s Effects
Evidence-Basic Science
Animal study
Evidence-Clinical Studies

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