title: Effects of oxcarbazepine treatment on serum lipids and carotid intima media thickness in children.
abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the carotid intima media thickness and serum lipids in pediatric patients with epilepsy treated with oxcarbazepine. The study included 21 pediatric epileptic and 22 healthy children. Intima media thickness and fasting lipid profile were assessed. Although the median value of total cholesterol was in normal limits in the oxcarbazepine group, it was significantly higher when compared with the control group. We did not observe any differences regarding triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and carotid intima media thickness. We suggest that oxcarbazepine treatment in children has a minor effect on serum lipids and it does not seem to have an atherogenic effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Gaziantep Children's Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey. ulyis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Uluç
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yiş
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doğan
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000187:drug effects*; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D000078330:Oxcarbazepine
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D008055:Lipids; D002220:Carbamazepine; D000078330:Oxcarbazepine