Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs on the nervous system.
The paper provides a brief account on undesired antiepileptic drug effects on the nervous system and implies both the typical pictures and also the less common symptoms of intoxications promoted by these drugs. It describes cognitive dysfunctions, various disorders of psychic functions including paradoxical reactions, emotivity and affectivity disorders, hyperkinesias and dyskinesias, peripheral neuropathies and other undesired effects. Individual groups of antiepileptic drugs are referred. Attention is also paid to some interactions and risk antiepileptic drug combinations.
Opavský
J
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Medical Faculty, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000927:Anticonvulsants