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Article: The long-term use of gabapentin, lamotrigine, and vigabatrin in patients with chronic epilepsy

TitleThe long-term use of gabapentin, lamotrigine, and vigabatrin in patients with chronic epilepsy
Authors
KeywordsChronic epilepsy
Gabapentin
Lamotrigine
Pharmacoepidemiology
Vigabatrin
Issue Date1999
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.epilepsia.com/
Citation
Epilepsia, 1999, v. 40 n. 10, p. 1439-1445 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: To compare the long-term retention of gabapentin (GBP), lamotrigine (LTG), and vigabatrin (VGB) by patients with chronic epilepsy and the reasons for treatment discontinuation. To assess the likelihood of seizure freedom, seizure-related injury/hospital admission and mortality after these drags were commenced. Methods: This was a retrospective case- records survey in five tertiary referral epilepsy centres in the U.K. The retention times on treatment (from initiation to discontinuation) for the different antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were compared by using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression. Incidences of seizure freedom and seizure-related injury/hospital admissions and standardised mortality ratios were calculated. Results: There were 1,375 patients with chronic epilepsy included; 361 were taking GBP, 1,050 LTG, and 713 VGB. The retention of GBP, LTG, or VGB was <40% at 6 years. Fewer than 4% of patients become seizure free while taking one of the drugs. There was no reduction in mortality or seizure-related injury/admission. Conclusions: The impact of these new AEDs on chronic epilepsy can be described only as modest. This view may be revised, however, as more experience is gained with new drugs in previously untreated patients.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132921
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.227
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dc.contributor.authorWong, ICKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChadwick, DWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFenwick, PBCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMawer, GEen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSander, JWASen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-04T07:58:00Z-
dc.date.available2011-04-04T07:58:00Z-
dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEpilepsia, 1999, v. 40 n. 10, p. 1439-1445en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0013-9580en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132921-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To compare the long-term retention of gabapentin (GBP), lamotrigine (LTG), and vigabatrin (VGB) by patients with chronic epilepsy and the reasons for treatment discontinuation. To assess the likelihood of seizure freedom, seizure-related injury/hospital admission and mortality after these drags were commenced. Methods: This was a retrospective case- records survey in five tertiary referral epilepsy centres in the U.K. The retention times on treatment (from initiation to discontinuation) for the different antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were compared by using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression. Incidences of seizure freedom and seizure-related injury/hospital admissions and standardised mortality ratios were calculated. Results: There were 1,375 patients with chronic epilepsy included; 361 were taking GBP, 1,050 LTG, and 713 VGB. The retention of GBP, LTG, or VGB was <40% at 6 years. Fewer than 4% of patients become seizure free while taking one of the drugs. There was no reduction in mortality or seizure-related injury/admission. Conclusions: The impact of these new AEDs on chronic epilepsy can be described only as modest. This view may be revised, however, as more experience is gained with new drugs in previously untreated patients.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.epilepsia.com/en_HK
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dc.subjectChronic epilepsyen_HK
dc.subjectGabapentinen_HK
dc.subjectLamotrigineen_HK
dc.subjectPharmacoepidemiologyen_HK
dc.subjectVigabatrinen_HK
dc.titleThe long-term use of gabapentin, lamotrigine, and vigabatrin in patients with chronic epilepsyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, ICK: wongick@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb02017.xen_HK
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