title: Cognitive effects of vigabatrin: a review.
abstract: Studies were reviewed in which patients who received vigabatrin underwent cognitive testing. The overall results were categorized into five areas of cognitive function: reception, attention, intellectual function, memory, and psychomotor function. Overall, the studies showed either no detrimental effects or, in some cases, slightly improved function. It is speculated that a relationship exists between GABA and the results of these studies because vigabatrin enhances the GABAergic mechanism in the CNS.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurologica, University of Sassari, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monaco
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects; D020888:Vigabatrin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D020888:Vigabatrin