title: [CONVULSIVE EFFECTS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC AGENTS].
abstract: Antiepileptic drugs can provoke and worsen seizures, what is called paradoxical effect. Paradoxical seizure worsening can occur as a nonspecific manifestation of drug intoxication in number of antiepileptic drugs. The other type is a specific type, when antiepileptic drugs with pure GABAergic and sodium channel blocker mechanism of action provoke myoclonic, absence and atonic seizures in specific epilepsy syndromes, mainly in idiopathic generalized epilepsies. Antiepileptic drug-induced exacerbation of seizures is a common, often unrecognized clinical problem, which can be avoided by a careful syndromic diagnosis and by using broad spectrum antiepileptic drugs.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelemen
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003292:Convulsants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018682:GABA Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003292:Convulsants; D018682:GABA Agents; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers