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M K Heim et al.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 126(4), 219-228 (2012-05-29)
Vigabatrin (VGB), an irreversible inhibitor of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transaminase, is approved as adjunct treatment of refractory partial seizures as well as infantile spasms. Although VGB has been proven to be effective, its use is limited by the risk of
Mi-Sun Yum et al.
Journal of child neurology, 28(3), 308-313 (2012-07-04)
Tuberous sclerosis complex is a genetic disorder resulting in epilepsy and mental retardation. Vigabatrin has shown efficacy in the treatment of infantile spasms caused by tuberous sclerosis complex, but its effects on focal seizures caused by tuberous sclerosis complex have
R S Fisher
Brain research. Brain research reviews, 14(3), 245-278 (1989-07-01)
The study of mechanisms of the epilepsies requires employment of animal models. Choice of a model system depends upon several factors, including the question to be studied, the type of epilepsy to be modelled, familiarity and convenience. Over 50 models
G T Plant et al.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum, (192)(192), 57-71 (2011-11-09)
Vigabatrin is an irreversible inhibitor of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transaminase. It is effective as adjunctive therapy for adult patients with refractory complex partial seizures (rCPS) who have inadequately responded to several alternative treatments and as monotherapy for children aged 1
S D Walker et al.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum, (192)(192), 72-82 (2011-11-09)
Vigabatrin is an effective antiepileptic drug (AED) for the treatment of refractory complex partial seizures (rCPS) and infantile spasms (IS). In clinical trials, vigabatrin was generally well-tolerated with an adverse event profile similar to that of other AEDs. The most
Justin A Tolman et al.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 10(18), 3077-3089 (2009-12-04)
Vigabatrin (Sabril) was approved in the USA in mid-2009 for the adjunctive treatment of refractory complex partial seizures and as treatment of infantile spasms. Vigabatrin's more than 30-year history of research and development is condensed into a clinically relevant review
Barbara Nowińska et al.
Acta poloniae pharmaceutica, 69(2), 327-334 (2012-05-10)
Long-term administration of antiepileptic drugs may be connected with the risk of impairment of bone remodeling. Contrary to the reported unfavorable effect of classic antiepileptic drugs on bone metabolism, little is known about the effect of the next generation antiepileptics
O Heinzlef et al.
Revue neurologique, 168 Suppl 3, S62-S68 (2012-06-29)
The medicinal treatment of spasticity includes use of oral treatments (baclofène and tizanidine), botulinum toxin, intrathecal baclofène and local application of alcohol or phenol. However, spasticity may not be uncomfortable and may even be useful. Therefore, all spastic diseases do
E Ben-Menachem
Acta neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum, (192)(192), 5-15 (2011-11-09)
Discovered more than three decades ago, vigabatrin is approved in more than 50 countries as adjunctive therapy for adult patients with refractory complex partial seizures who have responded inadequately to several alternative treatments and as monotherapy for pediatric patients aged
Daniel Friedman et al.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 27(1), 118-120 (2013-02-13)
Vigabatrin (VGB) has been shown to be particularly effective in the treatment of infantile spasms for those with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). However, many patients with TSC continue to have treatment-resistant seizures. For many patients with TSC, partial-onset seizures are
J M Pellock
Acta neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum, (192)(192), 83-91 (2011-11-09)
Vigabatrin is an effective and well-tolerated antiepileptic drug (AED) for the treatment of refractory complex partial seizures (rCPS) and infantile spasms (IS), but its benefits must be evaluated in conjunction with its risk of retinopathy with the development of peripheral
Dorota Nieoczym et al.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 39(1), 129-135 (2012-06-12)
Sildenafil, a selective phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, has recently been reported to affect convulsant activity in some animal models of seizures and epilepsy. Moreover, its influence on the protective activity of some antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) was also noted. The aim
M Iu Dorofeeva et al.
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova, 112(6 Pt 2), 27-31 (2012-09-18)
Tuberous sclerosis complex is a multisystem genetic disorder. Epilepsy is very common in tuberous sclerosis and occurs in 75-92% of affected individuals during their life-time. Onset usually occurs during childhood and up to one third of children with tuberous sclerosis
Yun W Alelyunas et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 20(24), 7312-7316 (2010-11-09)
We determined the experimental solubility of CNS marketed drugs. Of the 98 drugs measured, greater than 90% had solubility >10 μM in pH 7.4 buffer. Only seven drugs had solubility <10 μM. Using these data, we established a solubility criterion
Daniel E Zajic et al.
The Journal of experimental biology, 223(Pt 20) (2020-08-30)
In most vertebrates, a lack of oxygen quickly leads to irreparable damages to vital organs, such as the brain and heart. However, there are some vertebrates that have evolved mechanisms to survive periods of no oxygen (anoxia). The annual killifish
Lisa M Clayton et al.
Ophthalmology, 119(10), 2152-2160 (2012-08-03)
To explore the relationship of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (ppRNFL) thinning in individuals exposed to the antiepileptic drug vigabatrin with respect to 2 separate variables: cumulative vigabatrin exposure and severity of vigabatrin-associated visual field loss (VAVFL). Cross-sectional observational study.
Peter Weber et al.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 24(1), 138-140 (2012-04-17)
We report the case of an adolescent girl who suffered from symptomatic refractory focal epilepsy after an arteria cerebri media insult 15 years prior to this report. Five weeks after initiation of an add-on therapy with vigabatrin, she was seizure
Raili Riikonen et al.
Developmental medicine and child neurology, 57(1), 60-67 (2014-08-26)
The aim of this study was to examine whether vigabatrin treatment had caused visual field defects (VFDs) in children of school age who had received the drug in infancy. In total, 35 children (14 males, 21 females; median age 11y
The potential value of a negative finding: an illustrative example.
Kenneth Silverman et al.
JAMA psychiatry, 70(6), 571-572 (2013-04-12)
Danièle Bentué-Ferrer et al.
Therapie, 65(1), 23-27 (2010-03-09)
Vigabatrin is a second generation anticonvulsant drug available in France since 1995. It is an amino acid analogue of the GABA, marketed under the racemic form [R(-)/S(+)50/50], but only the S(+)-enantiomer is active. Neither the mechanism of action of vigabatrin
Bo Zhang et al.
PloS one, 8(2), e57445-e57445 (2013-02-26)
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder and cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Although antiseizure medication is the first-line treatment for epilepsy, currently available medications are ineffective in a significant percentage of patients and have not clearly been demonstrated to
L James Willmore et al.
Epilepsia, 50(2), 163-173 (2009-02-21)
Vigabatrin (VGB) is a structural analogue of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that irreversibly inhibits GABA-transaminase (GABA-T), increasing brain levels of GABA. VGB is under assessment for treatment of infantile spasms (IS) and refractory complex partial seizures (CPS). Response can be rapid
Choong Yi Fong et al.
Developmental medicine and child neurology, 55(9), 862-867 (2013-06-25)
We aimed to investigate the relationship between movement disorders, changes on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and vigabatrin therapy in children with infantile spasms. Retrospective review and brain MRI analysis of children enrolled in the International Collaborative Infantile Spasms Study
Eija Gaily
Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 12(3), 275-286 (2012-03-01)
Infantile spasms syndrome (IS) (also known as West syndrome) is an epileptic encephalopathy with a heterogeneous etiology. One of the most common specific causes is tuberous sclerosis, diagnosed in almost 10% of the affected infants. Adrenocorticotropic hormone or steroids have
Zhichao Liu et al.
PLoS computational biology, 7(12), e1002310-e1002310 (2011-12-24)
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a significant concern in drug development due to the poor concordance between preclinical and clinical findings of liver toxicity. We hypothesized that the DILI types (hepatotoxic side effects) seen in the clinic can be translated
Karla Hemming et al.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 1(1), CD007302-CD007302 (2013-02-27)
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition which affects between 0.5% and 1% of the population. Approximately 30% of people with epilepsy do not respond to treatment with currently available drugs. The majority of these people have partial epilepsy. Vigabatrin is
Melissa J Maguire et al.
Epilepsia, 51(12), 2423-2431 (2010-11-13)
Vigabatrin is an efficacious antiepileptic drug licensed as add-on therapy in refractory epilepsy and used in infantile spasms. Eight years after licensing, there emerged a strong and possibly causative association with bilateral visual field loss. We report a systematic review
L Carmant
Acta neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum, (192)(192), 36-47 (2011-11-09)
Infantile spasms (IS) are a unique and severe form of epilepsy associated with poor neurologic and developmental outcomes. The refractory spasms and abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns associated with the condition are believed to have a progressively detrimental impact. Therefore, rapid
Elinor Ben-Menachem
Epilepsia, 55 Suppl 1, 3-8 (2014-01-10)
The ultimate treatment goal in epilepsy therapy is always freedom from seizures with as few treatment adverse effects as possible. If seizures persist with the first monotherapy, alternative monotherapy with another antiepileptic drug (AED) should be considered. Continuing seizures should
Phedias Diamandis et al.
Nature chemical biology, 3(5), 268-273 (2007-04-10)
The identification of self-renewing and multipotent neural stem cells (NSCs) in the mammalian brain holds promise for the treatment of neurological diseases and has yielded new insight into brain cancer. However, the complete repertoire of signaling pathways that governs the
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