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Effect of antiepileptic drugs on short‐latency somatosensory evoked potentials
Author(s) -
Borah N. C.,
Matheshwari M. C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1985.tb03209.x
Subject(s) - somatosensory evoked potential , latency (audio) , anesthesia , medicine , epilepsy , somatosensory system , anticonvulsant , audiology , psychiatry , electrical engineering , engineering
– Short‐latency somato sensory evoked potentials (SEPs) were recorded in 45 freshly diagnosed cases of epilepsy before starting treatment. Follow‐up recordings were made 6 weeks and 3 months after diphenylhydantoin, carbamazipine and phenobarbitone monotherapy were started. Serum drug levels were monitored. Both amplitude and latency of the initial component (N 20 ) remained unchanged and were identical to a group of 30 age‐ and sex‐matched normal individuals in whom SEPs were recorded during the period of study.