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Effects of lamotrigine on cognition and behavior compared to carbamazepine as monotherapy for children with partial epilepsy.

Authors
 So-Hee Eun  ;  Baik-Lin Eun  ;  Joon Soo Lee  ;  Yong Seung Hwang  ;  Ki Joong Kim  ;  Young-Mock Lee  ;  In Goo Lee  ;  Munhyang Lee  ;  Tae-Sung Ko  ;  Jeong Tae Kim  ;  Soyong Eom  ;  Heung Dong Kim 
Citation
 BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT, Vol.34(10) : 818-823, 2012 
Journal Title
BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN
 0387-7604 
Issue Date
2012
MeSH
Anticonvulsants/therapeutic use* ; Behavior/drug effects* ; Carbamazepine/therapeutic use* ; Child ; Cognition/drug effects* ; Epilepsies, Partial/drug therapy* ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Treatment Outcome ; Triazines/therapeutic use*
Keywords
Lamotrigine ; Cognition ; Behavior ; ChildPartial epilepsy
Abstract
To compare the cognitive and behavioral effects of lamotrigine (LTG) to carbamazepine (CBZ) as monotherapy for pediatric epilepsy. A multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group clinical trial was conducted in children with partial-onset seizures. LTG or CBZ was prescribed as monotherapy for previously untreated children and titrated over 8 weeks, followed by maintenance for 24 weeks. Outcome measures were change in cognition and behavior in a combined analysis of standardized measures from screening to the end of the maintenance phase, as well as antiepileptic efficacy and tolerability. A total of 67 children completed the study, including 32 of 43 (74.4%) treated with LTG and 35 of 41 (85.4%) treated with CBZ. Seizure-free outcomes did not differ between the intent-to-treat populations (53.5% LTG, 56.1% CBZ; p=0.81). There were no statistically significant differences in the intelligence of the two groups after treatment. Externalizing behavior problems improved in the CBZ group (p<0.05). However, there were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of externalizing behavior. The parents' report on the Conner scale showed an improvement in the CBZ group compared to the LTG group (p<0.05). LTG and CBZ showed similar efficacy and cognitive effects in treating childhood partial epilepsy. However, CBZ showed more benefits in improving externalizing behaviors.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S038776041200071X
DOI
22521904
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pediatrics (소아과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Heung Dong(김흥동) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-7336
Lee, Young Mock(이영목) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5838-249X
Lee, Joon Soo(이준수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9036-9343
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/89803
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