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ethosuximide definitions
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1zarontin9 sets
2antiseizure; succinimides; block low-threshol t-type ca+2 channels; tx: doc for absence seizures; ade: nausea, anorexia, transient lethargy, dizziness, urticaria3 sets
3anticonvulsant, inhibit t-type ca ch in thalamus2 sets
4absence seizures, inhibits t-type ca2 sets
5anticonvuls, inhib thalamic t-type ca+2 channels, absent seizures1 set
6se: gi distress, fatigue, headache, urticaria, steven johnson syndrome1 set
7-agents that block t-type ca2+ channels.1 set
8cns se vertigo, ataxia, confusion, dizziness, headache, motor disorder, sedation, visual se photophobia myopia git se nausea & vomiting increased weight skin se hirsutism skin rash blood se leucopenia & aplastic anemia others se gingival hyperplasia night terrors teratogenicity potential teratogenic c therapeutic uses absence seizures (doc) remarks fewer drug interaction??1 set
9siezures1 set
10what kind of antiseizure med treats absence seizures best1 set
11mechanism: blocks thalamic t type ca channels; clinical: 1st line for absence seizures1 set
12antiepileptic1 set
13therapeutic 150–300 ng/ml ; toxic >400 ng/ml1 set
14first line for absence seizures. block thalamic type ca-channels.1 set
15zarontin.blood dyscrasia1 set
16anticonvulsant, used mainly in absence seizures1 set
17antiepileptic; for absence seizures1 set
18antiepileptic blocks thalamic t-type ca++ channels. (uriticaria and sjs)1 set
19blocks thalamic t-type ca2+ channels; first line treatment of absence seizures; can cause stevens-johnson syndrome, urticaria, gi distress, fatigue, headache1 set
20absence seizures (petit mal)1 set
21calcium channel blocker, used to treat absence, myoclonic, and atonic seizures1 set
22used for absence seizures1 set
23zerontin1 set