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2. Levetiracetam - Wikipedia

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   Levetiracetam, sold under the brand name Keppra among others, is a novel antiepileptic drug [7] used to treat epilepsy. [8] It is used for partial-onset , myoclonic , or tonic–clonic seizures, [ 7 ] and is taken either by mouth as an immediate or extended release formulation or by injection into a vein .

3. Anticonvulsant - Wikipedia

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   Several studies that followed children exposed to ASMs during pregnancy showed that a number of widely used ones (including lamotrigine and levetiracetam) carried a low risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes (cognitive and behavioral) in children when compared to children born to mothers without epilepsy and children born to mothers taking ...

4. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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   Keppra (levetiracetam) – an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer and has potential benefits for other psychiatric and neurologic conditions such as Tourette syndrome, anxiety disorder, and Alzheimer's disease; Klonopin – anti-anxiety and anti-epileptic medication of the benzodiazepine class

5. Jeavons syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Based on anecdotal evidence, the drugs of choice are those used for other idiopathic generalized epilepsies. [5] [6] Valproate alone, or most probably in combination with clonazepam, levetiracetam, lamotrigine or ethosuximide, appears to be the most effective regimen. The choice of the second drug depends on the main seizure type.

6. Management of drug-resistant epilepsy - Wikipedia

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   Typically patients are admitted to hospital for prolonged EEG monitoring with video technology used to capture clinical events as they occur. [10] Typically patients are taken off their anti-seizure medications in order to characterize the evolution of seizure symptoms and their relation with changes in electrical activity of brain.

7. Racetam - Wikipedia

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   Anticonvulsant racetams, including levetiracetam, brivaracetam, and seletracetam, act as synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) ligands. [6] A newer analogue of these agents, padsevonil , is no longer a racetam itself but is much more potent in comparison and interacts with not only SV2A but also synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2B (SV2B) and ...

8. GLP-1 drugs may aid brain health, but do they bring other risks?

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   While many people who take GLP-1 medications for weight loss experience tremendous benefits from the drugs, the drugs may have other uses. For example, a recent study showed that GLP-1s may help ...

9. Extrapyramidal symptoms - Wikipedia

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   Medications are used to reverse the symptoms of extrapyramidal side effects caused by antipsychotics or other drugs, by either directly or indirectly increasing dopaminergic neurotransmission. The treatment varies by the type of the EPS, but may involve anticholinergic agents such as procyclidine , benztropine , diphenhydramine , and ...