title: [Long-term adverse effects of anti-epileptic drugs].
abstract: Around 120,000 patients in Norway use anti-epileptic drugs daily. Their use has increased in recent years, partly because these drugs are also used for psychiatric disorders, migraine and neuropathic pain. Treatment usually lasts for many years. It is important for doctors to familiarise themselves with the adverse effect profile of these drugs, especially because the long-term adverse effects are generally insidious and are easy for both doctor and patient to overlook.
authors.affiliation: Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi (SSE) Klinikk for kirurgi og nevrofag Oslo universitetssykehus.
authors.forename: Torleiv
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Svendsen
authors.affiliation: Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi (SSE) Klinikk for kirurgi og nevrofag Oslo universitetssykehus.
authors.forename: Kristin Å
authors.initials: KÅ
authors.lastname: Alfstad
authors.affiliation: Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi (SSE) Klinikk for kirurgi og nevrofag Oslo universitetssykehus.
authors.forename: Morten I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Lossius
authors.affiliation: Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi (SSE) Klinikk for kirurgi og nevrofag Oslo universitetssykehus.
authors.forename: Karl O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Nakken
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D000069451:Long Term Adverse Effects; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants