[Psychiatric Symptoms of Patients With Epilepsy: Characteristics of Psychiatric Adverse Events by Novel Antiepileptic Medications]

Brain Nerve. 2023 Apr;75(4):375-389. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416202343.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Patients with epilepsy often show treatment-related psychiatric symptoms. Among the novel antiseizure medications (ASM), Perampanel (PER), Levetiracetam (LEV), and Topiramate (TPM) have been reported to have a relatively high frequency of psychiatric adverse events. However, these psychiatric symptoms are not identical; PER and LEV show adverse events of irritability and aggression, while TPM shows typical symptoms of depression and schizophrenia. It is important to understand the characteristics of these psychiatric adverse events to design appropriate treatment regimens for epileptic patients. (Received August 1, 2022; Accepted December 24, 2022; Published April 1, 2023).

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anticonvulsants / adverse effects
  • Epilepsy* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Levetiracetam / adverse effects
  • Mental Disorders* / chemically induced
  • Mental Disorders* / drug therapy
  • Topiramate / adverse effects

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Levetiracetam
  • Topiramate
  • perampanel