Enzyme induction with antiepileptic drugs: cause for concern?

MJ Brodie, S Mintzer, AM Pack, BE Gidal, CJ Vecht… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Several commonly prescribed antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)—including phenobarbital, phenytoin,
and carbamazepine—stimulate the synthesis of a broad range of monooxygenase and …

Epilepsy and bone health in adults

AM Pack, MJ Morrell - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2004 - Elsevier
Adults taking antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have an augmented risk for osteopenia and
osteoporosis because of abnormalities of bone metabolism associated with AEDs. The increased …

Epilepsy overview and revised classification of seizures and epilepsies

AM Pack - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The classification of seizures, epilepsies, and epilepsy syndromes
creates a framework for clinicians, researchers, and patients and their families. This …

Bone mass and turnover in women with epilepsy on antiepileptic drug monotherapy

AM Pack, MJ Morrell, R Marcus, L Holloway… - Annals of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Antiepileptic drugs, particularly cytochrome P450 enzyme inducers, are associated with
disorders of bone metabolism. We studied premenopausal women with epilepsy receiving …

The association between antiepileptic drugs and bone disease

AM Pack - Epilepsy currents, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
A growing body of literature indicates an association between antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)
and bone disease, including histologic, radiographic, and biochemical evidence. The AEDs …

Somatic SLC35A2 variants in the brain are associated with intractable neocortical epilepsy

…, JM Peters, DK McBrian, AM Pack… - Annals of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Somatic variants are a recognized cause of epilepsy‐associated focal malformations
of cortical development (MCD). We hypothesized that somatic variants may underlie a …

Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs on bone structure: epidemiology, mechanisms and therapeutic implications

AM Pack, MJ Morrell - CNS drugs, 2001 - Springer
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were first associated with disorders of bone in both adults and
children in the late 1960s. The most severe manifestations of these disorders are osteopenia/…

Bone disease associated with antiepileptic drugs.

AM Pack, B Gidal, B Vazquez - Cleveland clinic journal of medicine, 2004 - europepmc.org
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with bone disease. Early reports found rickets in
children and osteomalacia in adults, but those reports were primarily in institutionalized …

Sexual dysfunction, sex steroid hormone abnormalities, and depression in women with epilepsy treated with antiepileptic drugs

…, KL Flynn, S Doñe, E Flaster, L Kalayjian, AM Pack - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2005 - Elsevier
Women with epilepsy are believed to be at risk for sexual dysfunction. Disorders of sexual
desire and sexual arousal, including dyspareunia, vaginismus, and lack of lubrication, affect …

Antiepileptic drug exposure in infants of breastfeeding mothers with epilepsy

…, PE Penovich, LA Kalayjian, J Cavitt, AM Pack… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited information on infant drug exposure via breastfeeding by
mothers who are receiving antiepileptic drug therapy. Objective To provide direct, objective …