Yakovleva YA, Yanaeva AN, Spikina AA, Rukavitsyna EL. [Lacosamide in treatment of patients with focal epilepsy and comorbid mental disorders].
Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2019;
118:98-104. [PMID:
30698552 DOI:
10.17116/jnevro201811810298]
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Abstract
In this article, the results of personal prospective observation of lacosamide (LCM) administration in 91 adults with epilepsy and comorbid mental disorders are presented. LCM was administered as a part of polytherapy for 80 patients at a dose of up to 400 mg/day and of monotherapy for 11 patients at a dose of up to 600 mg/day for up to 12 months. Clinical-psychopathological and experimental-psychological monitoring of patients' condition over time was carried out using the Mental Health Comprehensive Assessment Scale (MHCAS), the Global Clinical Impression scale (GCI). As a result, the majority of patients (58 people (63.7%)) achieved remission with good tolerability and positive changes in cognitive functions and emotional-volitional characteristics, confirming their stability after 1 year of LCM administration.
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