Psychosocial difficulties in people with epilepsy: a systematic review of literature from 2005 until 2010

R Quintas, A Raggi, AM Giovannetti, M Pagani… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
The aims of this paper are to identify factors that influence the psychosocial difficulties
(PSDs) that persons with epilepsy experience in their everyday life, to describe their onset …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosing and treating depression in epilepsy

CE Elger, SA Johnston, C Hoppe - Seizure, 2017 - Elsevier
At least one third of patients with active epilepsy suffer from significant impairment of their
emotional well-being. A targeted examination for possible depression (irrespective of any …

Effect of penetration enhancers on transdermal delivery of oxcarbazepine, an antiepileptic drug using microemulsions

A Virani, V Puri, H Mohd, B Michniak-Kohn - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oxcarbazepine (OXC) is an anticonvulsant drug, indicated for the treatment of the
neurological disorder, epilepsy. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the …

ILAE clinical practice recommendations for the medical treatment of depression in adults with epilepsy

M Mula, MJ Brodie, B de Toffol, A Guekht… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this document is to provide evidence‐based recommendations for the medical
treatment of depression in adults with epilepsy. The working group consisted of members of …

Beneficial and adverse psychotropic effects of antiepileptic drugs in patients with epilepsy: a summary of prevalence, underlying mechanisms and data limitations

J Piedad, H Rickards, FMC Besag, AE Cavanna - CNS drugs, 2012 - Springer
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can have both beneficial and adverse psychotropic effects. They
act on neurotransmitter systems, neuronal ion permeability and other targets, although the …

Experimental investigation and modeling of the solubility of oxcarbazepine (an anticonvulsant agent) in supercritical carbon dioxide

G Sodeifian, SM Hazaveie, SA Sajadian… - Fluid phase …, 2019 - Elsevier
To produce micro-or nano-sized particles of a solid solute drug, it is necessary to investigate
their solubility behavior in supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO 2). In this study, for the first …

Synthesis and antipsychotic and anticonvulsant activity of some new substituted oxa/thiadiazolylazetidinonyl/thiazolidinonylcarbazoles

H Kaur, S Kumar, P Vishwakarma, M Sharma… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
A novel substituted oxa/thiadiazolylazetidinonyl/thiazolidinonylcarbazoles (4a-j),(5a-j) and
(6a-j) were synthesized and screened for their antipsychotic and anticonvulsant activities. It …

Identifying lipidic emulsomes for improved oxcarbazepine brain targeting: In vitro and rat in vivo studies

GM El-Zaafarany, ME Soliman, S Mansour… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lipid-based nanovectors offer effective carriers for brain delivery by improving drug potency
and reducing off-target effects. Emulsomes are nano-triglyceride (TG) carriers formed of lipid …

Antidepressant drugs for seizures and epilepsy: where do we stand?

M Tallarico, M Pisano, A Leo, E Russo… - Current …, 2023 - benthamdirect.com
People with epilepsy (PWE) are more likely to develop depression and both these complex
chronic diseases greatly affect health-related quality of life (QOL). This comorbidity …

Depressive symptoms in epilepsy: prevalence, impact, aetiology, biological correlates and effect of treatment with antiepileptic drugs

JM Miller, RP Kustra, A Vuong, AE Hammer… - Drugs, 2008 - Springer
Occurring in up to 80% of patients with epilepsy, depression in epilepsy may manifest as (i)
major depressive disorder, meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition (DSM-IV) …