2013
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-013-0253-6
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Sturge-Weber Syndrome

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“…14,15 More recently, levetiracetam has become more common as a first-line treatment in SWS, and is sometimes used in conjunction with oxcarbazepine. 2,10 Both oxcarbazepine or carbamazepine and levetiracetam were commonly used both alone and in combination in this study population. Oxcarbazepine or carbamazepine was associated with better seizure control in multiple analyses when compared both with subjects not using those drugs and with subjects using levetiracetam.…”
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confidence: 96%
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“…14,15 More recently, levetiracetam has become more common as a first-line treatment in SWS, and is sometimes used in conjunction with oxcarbazepine. 2,10 Both oxcarbazepine or carbamazepine and levetiracetam were commonly used both alone and in combination in this study population. Oxcarbazepine or carbamazepine was associated with better seizure control in multiple analyses when compared both with subjects not using those drugs and with subjects using levetiracetam.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…However, the finding that over 30% of subjects with higher (worse) seizure scores were also using monotherapy was more surprising given that failure of a single drug would not be a stopping point for anticonvulsant treatment. 10 These usage distributions were captured at the most recent visit available, so it is possible that these subjects experiencing seizures on monotherapy were in the middle of a treatment transition at the time of the visit.…”
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“…6 The available treatment literature reviewed is primarily clinical cohort series; there are results from a few anonymous surveys. There have not been any randomized, placebo-controlled drug trials yet for Sturge-Weber syndrome.…”
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confidence: 99%