2008
Cross-sensitivity of skin rashes with antiepileptic drug use
Hirsch LJ, Arif H, Nahm EA, Buchsbaum R, Resor SR, Bazil CW. Cross-sensitivity of skin rashes with antiepileptic drug use. Neurology 2008, 71: 1527-1534. PMID: 18981374, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000334295.50403.4c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of rashAntiepileptic drugsValproic acidSpecific antiepileptic drugsAntiepileptic drug useMore antiepileptic drugsCertain antiepileptic drugsAED selectionSkin rashIndividual patientsRashPatientsLamotrigineOxcarbazepineDrug usePhenytoinCarbamazepineLevetiracetamZonisamideGabapentinTiagabineVigabatrinClobazamDrugsMedications
2006
Predictors of Lamotrigine‐associated Rash
Hirsch LJ, Weintraub DB, Buchsbaum R, Spencer HT, Straka T, Hager M, Resor SR. Predictors of Lamotrigine‐associated Rash. Epilepsia 2006, 47: 318-322. PMID: 16499755, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00423.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiepileptic drugsRisk factorsColumbia Comprehensive Epilepsy CenterDrug-related rashStevens-Johnson syndromeToxic epidermal necrolysisComprehensive Epilepsy CenterHistory of rashGreatest risk factorEpidermal necrolysisSevere rashEpilepsy centersMedical historyRemote historyRetrospective analysisRashMedication variablesMultivariate analysisPotential predictorsPatientsStrongest predictorPredictorsLTGTitration rateChildren