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An Evaluation of Anti‐Epileptic Treatment in People with Mental Handicap
Author(s) -
Gupta A. K. Sen,
Davies P. E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1992.tb00680.x
Subject(s) - primidone , carbamazepine , polypharmacy , phenytoin , medicine , epilepsy , psychiatry , convulsants , psychology , anticonvulsant , pharmacology
The anti‐epileptic drugs, carbamazepine and sodium valproate, were used to control generalised seizures (tonic clonic) and absence seizures in people with mental handicap in Brock‐hall Hospital, who were not well‐controlled with other drugs like phenobarbitone, phenytoin and primidone. The results indicated that the number of seizures decreased dramatically with these newer anti‐convulsants and without the need for polypharmacy, as was the norm previously. In addition, nurses' ratings of the patients suggested a reduction in the number of problem behaviour towards other patients and staff, and more amenable and pleasant behaviour.