2008
Patient-reported cognitive side effects of antiepileptic drugs: Predictors and comparison of all commonly used antiepileptic drugs
Arif H, Buchsbaum R, Weintraub D, Pierro J, Resor SR, Hirsch LJ. Patient-reported cognitive side effects of antiepileptic drugs: Predictors and comparison of all commonly used antiepileptic drugs. Epilepsy & Behavior 2008, 14: 202-209. PMID: 19010446, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive side effectsAntiepileptic drugsSide effectsMore antiepileptic drugsWeeks of therapyNonrandomized retrospective studyRetrospective studyMedical recordsAdult outpatientsMultivariate analysisZonisamidePatientsGabapentinLamotrigineDrugsLevetiracetamTopiramateOxcarbazepinePhenytoinCarbamazepinePredictorsMonotherapyOutpatientsEpilepsyTherapy
2006
Topiramate for the treatment of epilepsy and other nervous system disorders
van Passel L, Arif H, Hirsch LJ. Topiramate for the treatment of epilepsy and other nervous system disorders. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2006, 6: 19-31. PMID: 16466308, DOI: 10.1586/14737175.6.1.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPossible neuroprotective agentsTroublesome adverse effectsOral hypoglycemic agentsCognitive side effectsTreatment of epilepsyNervous system disordersNeuropathic painMigraine prophylaxisNeuroprotective agentsHypoglycemic agentsSystem disordersSide effectsBroad-spectrum efficacyBipolar disorderLow dosesPsychiatric conditionsTopiramateSubstance dependenceAdverse effectsEpilepsyDisordersEfficacySpectrum efficacyMonotherapyProphylaxis