NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS OF PHENOBARBITAL DISCONTINUATION IN CHILDREN

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TONEKABONI S.H.; BEYRAGHI N.; AGHA MOHAMMADPOUR M.; BAHREYNIAN S.A.; HOSSEIN ZADEH S.T.

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Journal: IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL Year:2006 | Volume:8 | Issue:3 Page(s): 25-29

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NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS OF PHENOBARBITAL DISCONTINUATION IN CHILDREN

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PHENOBARBITAL

CHILDREN

WECHSLER

EPILEPSY

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Objectives: Phenobarbital (PB) is the most widely used antiepileptic drug in the world, but its possible deleterious cognitive and behavioral side effects remain and important concern among physicians and patients. We attempt to investigate whether discontinuation of PB in epileptic children was accompanied by improvement in cognitive function.Design and methods: Evaluation of neuropsychiatric performance was performed by Wechsler intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), in 2 consecutive periods of 7 months interval, in 2 groups of epileptic children between 6-12 years old who were seizure free for at least 2 year and who were taking only PB as antiepileptic drug. The case group consisted of 24 patients for whom PB was discontinued and the control group consisted of 21 children who continued to take PB.Results: Results indicated that discontinuation of PB improved total IQ scored compared to control group (p=0.027), and this increase was mostly in performance (nonverbal) items while verbal items remained almost unchanged.Conclusion: These findings suggest that PB affects cognitive function; and the performance (nonverbal) deficits are reversible after therapy discontinuation.

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TONEKABONI, S.H., BEYRAGHI, N., AGHA MOHAMMADPOUR, M., BAHREYNIAN, S.A., & HOSSEIN ZADEH, S.T.. (2006). NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS OF PHENOBARBITAL DISCONTINUATION IN CHILDREN. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL (IRCMJ), 8(3), 25-29. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/292022/en

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TONEKABONI S.H., BEYRAGHI N., AGHA MOHAMMADPOUR M., BAHREYNIAN S.A., HOSSEIN ZADEH S.T.. NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS OF PHENOBARBITAL DISCONTINUATION IN CHILDREN. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL (IRCMJ)[Internet]. 2006;8(3):25-29. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/292022/en

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S.H. TONEKABONI, N. BEYRAGHI, M. AGHA MOHAMMADPOUR, S.A. BAHREYNIAN, and S.T. HOSSEIN ZADEH, “NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS OF PHENOBARBITAL DISCONTINUATION IN CHILDREN,” IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL (IRCMJ), vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 25–29, 2006, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/292022/en

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