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Carbamazepine may also be used to treat mixed seizure types or other types of partial or generalized seizures; however, it appears ineffective for absence seizures. Carbamazepine also relieves nerve pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy. Some people with glossopharyngeal neural...
May exacerbate absence seizures; in the event of allergic or hypersensitivity reaction, more rapid substitution of alternative therapy may be necessary Bipolar mania: Efficacy inconsistent; American Psychological Association (APA) recommends use after failure of or if there is resistance tolithiumand valpr...
It is not indicated for absence of seizures. (2) Trigeminal neuralgia (3) tic douloureux (4) acute manic and mixed episodes in patients with bipolar disorder I Off-label treatments for Carbamazepine include: (5) refractory schizophrenia (patients with schizophrenia accompanied by EEG abnormalities,...
The history of the development of carbamazepine was outlined in an earlier volume in this series (Schmutz 1985). By that time, the drug had already been in clinical use for two decades and was a well established antiepileptic agent, with certain other us
Absence seizures (petit mal) do not appear to be controlled by carbamazepine (see PRECAUTIONS, General). Trigeminal Neuralgia Carbamazepine is indicated in the treatment of the pain associated with true trigeminal neuralgia. Beneficial results have also been reported in glossopharyngeal neuralgia. ...
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Patients with absence and myoclonic seizures. Pharmacodynamics Carbamazepine given in conventional tablets shows a mean peak concentration time during chronic treatment of about 4 hours, with an estimated oral bioavailability of 80-90%[21]. Carbamazepine is readily distributed in the body with an appar...
We present an adult patient who had frequent absence seizures and simple partial seizures for 20 years. She was treated with carbamazepine for over 16 years. The patient's EEG showed generalized spike and wave complexes. Her seizures remitted and the EEG normalized after the discontinuation of ...