Around half of the pregnancies in women with epilepsy are unplanned and choice contraceptive method epileptic is important, since it requires considering their possible pharmacological interactions certain types anti-epileptic drugs. Drugs from this class which induce hepatic enzyme activity may alter metabolism most hormonal methods contraception, affect efficacy. Hormonal contraception regard...

Several methods can be used to treat patients with epilepsy: antiepileptic drugs(AED), surgery and neuromodulation. AED is the most common method and also the first choice in the treatment of epilepsy. However, some patients are drug-resistant, or encounter severe adverse effects. In this case, surgery is an alternative to drug therapy for part of these patients. But surgery has several drawbac...

BACKGROUND Seizures in up to one third of children with epilepsy may not be controlled by the first anti-epileptic drug (AED). In this study, we describe multiple AED usage in children attending a referral clinic in Uganda, the factors associated with multiple AED use and seizure control in affected patients. METHODS One hundred thirty nine patients attending Mulago hospital paediatric neurol...

Objectives Decisions regarding choice and dose of anti-epileptic drug (AED) are driven by considering the potential benefits of reducing seizure frequency against the potential harms of alternative AEDs. Such decisions should be made using the best available evidence, which often requires a quantitative synthesis of data from multiple randomised controlled trials (RCT). However, the systematic ...

OBJECTIVE Chronic type skin reactions are defined as unwanted effects of drugs. As there are more benign conditions, skin findings related to chronic usage of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) have not been studied previously. In this study, we investigate the skin findings associated with the chronic usage of AEDs. METHODS The study was conducted in the Post, Telephone and Telegraph Training and R...