title: [Changes in serum levels of alkaline phosphatase, calcium, and inorganic phosphate following antiepileptic therapy (author's transl)].
abstract: Relationship of antiepileptics to serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), serum calcium (Ca) and inorganic phosphate (P) were studied in 172 epileptic patients treated with antiepileptics for clarifying the related factors to produce osteomalacia following antiepileptics administration. Laboratory findings of ALP, Ca, and P were compared with normal value and determined as abnormal by exceeding the normal limit (mean +2SD (ALP), mean-2SD (Ca, P)). The following results were obtained: 1) In the 172 patients, 20 cases (11.6%) showed abnormal value of ALP, 12 cases (7.0%) of Ca and 41 cases (23.8%) of P (Single abnormal groups). On the other hand, 47 cases (27.3%) were found abnormal in two or three of ALP, Ca and P (Combined abnormal group). The rest 52 cases (30.2%) of the patients showed all normal value (Normal group). 2) Abnormal value of ALP and/or Ca were observed mostly before 20 years of age. The patients with abnormal P were more distributed in age than others. 3) The earlier and/or the longer administration of antiepileptics is prone to produce the more abnormal value. 4) Acetazolamide, metharbital, primidone, carbamazepine and mephobarbital were more used in combined group than in normal group, and polypharmaceutical use of these antiepileptics was supposed to be related to the abnormality of ALP, Ca and P. There was no different use of diphenyl-hydantoin and phenobarbital in frequency and amount between combined group and normal group. 5) Mental retardation and epileptic personality changes were observed more frequently in combined abnormal group than in normal group. 6) No significant relations were observed between clinical seizure types, seizure frequencies and abnormal laboratory findings.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D010710:Phosphates; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium