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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
5-agents that block t-type ca2+ channels.1 set
6anticonvuls, inhib thalamic t-type ca+2 channels, absent seizures1 set
7se: gi distress, fatigue, headache, urticaria, steven johnson syndrome1 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
9little activity against induced sz. pure petit mal. reduce low threshold ca current. use in absence. vpa decreases cl. +behavior change1 set
10siezures1 set
11what kind of antiseizure med treats absence seizures best1 set
12mechanism: blocks thalamic t type ca channels; clinical: 1st line for absence seizures1 set
13antiepileptic1 set
14therapeutic 150–300 ng/ml ; toxic >400 ng/ml1 set
15first line for absence seizures. block thalamic type ca-channels.1 set
16zarontin.blood dyscrasia1 set
17anticonvulsant, used mainly in absence seizures1 set
18antiepileptic; for absence seizures1 set
19antiepileptic blocks thalamic t-type ca++ channels. (uriticaria and sjs)1 set
20blocks thalamic t-type ca2+ channels; first line treatment of absence seizures; can cause stevens-johnson syndrome, urticaria, gi distress, fatigue, headache1 set
21absence seizures (petit mal)1 set
22calcium channel blocker, used to treat absence, myoclonic, and atonic seizures1 set
23used for absence seizures1 set
24zerontin1 set