Zonisamide in Epilepsy: A Pilot Study
Zonisamide in Epilepsy: A Pilot Study
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唑尼沙胺治疗癫痫:一项初步研究
DOI:
10.1111/j.1528-1157.1985.tb05408.x
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发表时间:
1985
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影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
R. Levy
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作者:
A. Wilensky;P. Friel;L. Ojemann;C. Dodrill;K. McCormick;R. Levy
Summary: We compared zonisamide monotherapy (12 weeks) to carbamazepine monotherapy (12 Weeks) after phenytoin baseline monotherapy (8 weeks) in an open crossover pilot study of eight adults with uncontrolled partial seizures. Zonisamide had definite antiepilepitic activity in five subjects. In two of these, response to zonisamide was superior to that to either phenytoin or carbamazepine. A third subject became seizure free on zonisamide, but had to be withdrawn after 18 days because of mild stevens‐Johnson syndrome. The other three subjects were withdrawn from the study because of drug toxicity, manifested mainly by impaired higher mental function and increased seizures. The best response to zonisamide was at doses approximating 6 mg/kg/day, with plasma levels of 20–30 mg/L. Plasma levels of > 30 mg/L usually were associated with toxicity. the pharmacokinetics of zonisamide are complex and nonlinear, with steady‐state plasma levels being approximately three times higher than those predicted from a singledose study.