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  2. Phenytoin - Wikipedia

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    The mechanism of action of phenytoin sodium. Sodium channels are: 1) Closed 2) Open 3) Inactive (phenytoin effect) Phenytoin is believed to protect against seizures by causing voltage-dependent block of voltage gated sodium channels. [46] This blocks sustained high frequency repetitive firing of action potentials. This is accomplished by ...

  3. Purple glove syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Purple glove syndrome is caused by the intravenous anticonvulsant phenytoin. [3] This medication has many already established neurological side effects. However, glove syndrome is a rare, with prevalence ranging from 1.7% to 5.9%, but has very serious adverse effect that may lead to limb amputations.

  4. Fosphenytoin - Wikipedia

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    Fosphenytoin, also known as fosphenytoin sodium, and sold under the brand name Cerebyx among others, is a water-soluble phenytoin prodrug that is administered intravenously to deliver phenytoin, potentially more safely than intravenous phenytoin. It is used in the acute treatment of convulsive status epilepticus. Fosphenytoin was developed in ...

  5. How Long Can You Take Semaglutide for Weight Loss? - AOL

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    Your prescribing healthcare provider can make sure this GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonist drug is safe for you. If not, they can recommend an alternative weight loss drug .

  6. Caffeine Can Disrupt Sleep Even 12 Hours After You've ... - AOL

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    The study, which enlisted 23 men with a "moderate habitual caffeine intake" (under 300 mg) between the ages of 18 and 40, discovered that while a 100 mg dose of caffeine can be consumed up to four ...

  7. Exercise can boost your memory — and a new study says the ...

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    The researchers didn’t find a hard number for how much exercise is needed to get the brain benefits. “We just looked at when people did more physical activity than their usual,” Bloomberg says.

  8. Anticonvulsant - Wikipedia

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    The newer drugs tend to have fewer side effects. [42] For newly diagnosed partial or mixed seizures, there is evidence for using gabapentin, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine or topiramate as monotherapy. [42] Lamotrigine can be included in the options for children with newly diagnosed absence seizures. [42]

  9. Primidone - Wikipedia

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    The usual dose for seizure disorder is titrated from 100-125 mg/day up to a maintenance dose of 750-1,500 mg/day (maximum daily dosage is 2 g). [ 15 ] Open-label case series have suggested that primidone is effective in the treatment of epilepsy.