RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE

Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is childhood-onset epileptic encephalopathy characterized by frequent polymorphic seizures, including tonic, axial, obvious cognitive impairments, interictal EEG slow spike-wave discharges with fast activity at 10–20 Hz, which are frequently associated with tonic seizur...

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Main Authors: K. Yu. Mukhin, O. A. Pylaeva
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Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2015-06-01
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description Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is childhood-onset epileptic encephalopathy characterized by frequent polymorphic seizures, including tonic, axial, obvious cognitive impairments, interictal EEG slow spike-wave discharges with fast activity at 10–20 Hz, which are frequently associated with tonic seizures and resistance to therapy. Treatment for LG presents great challenges due to the fact that its clinical picture is characterized by a concurrence of a few types of seizures and their resistance to drug therapy. In this connection, there are great expectations for the design of new antiepileptic drugs that have radically other mechanisms of action and must aim specially for the treatment of this severe form of epilepsy. The authors review the foreign literature on the use of the new in Russia antiepileptic drug rufinamide (Inovelon) registered just for the treatment of adult patients and in children who are at least 4 years old. Rufinamide (Inovelon) was registered in Russia in January 2015 as adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with LGS in patients from 4 years of age. The paper describes the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and tolerability of rufinamide in LGS. Numerous trials have demonstrated the efficacy and good tolerability of rufinamide in the treatment of LGS.
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spelling doaj-art-905e7d549f4d4f0c87602536eda587c32025-08-20T04:00:01ZrusABV-pressРусский журнал детской неврологии2073-88032412-91782015-06-01102323710.17650/2073-8803-2015-10-2-32-3748RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATUREK. Yu. Mukhin0O. A. Pylaeva1Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy, 6 Svetlaya St., Puchkovo, Troitsk, Moscow, 143396, RussiaSvt. Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy, 6 Svetlaya St., Puchkovo, Troitsk, Moscow, 143396, RussiaLennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is childhood-onset epileptic encephalopathy characterized by frequent polymorphic seizures, including tonic, axial, obvious cognitive impairments, interictal EEG slow spike-wave discharges with fast activity at 10–20 Hz, which are frequently associated with tonic seizures and resistance to therapy. Treatment for LG presents great challenges due to the fact that its clinical picture is characterized by a concurrence of a few types of seizures and their resistance to drug therapy. In this connection, there are great expectations for the design of new antiepileptic drugs that have radically other mechanisms of action and must aim specially for the treatment of this severe form of epilepsy. The authors review the foreign literature on the use of the new in Russia antiepileptic drug rufinamide (Inovelon) registered just for the treatment of adult patients and in children who are at least 4 years old. Rufinamide (Inovelon) was registered in Russia in January 2015 as adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with LGS in patients from 4 years of age. The paper describes the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and tolerability of rufinamide in LGS. Numerous trials have demonstrated the efficacy and good tolerability of rufinamide in the treatment of LGS.https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/54epilepsydrug-resistant forms of epilepsylennox–gastaut syndromeepileptic seizuretonic epileptic seizureantiepileptic drugrufinamidemechanism of actionpharmacokineticsefficacytolerability
spellingShingle K. Yu. Mukhin
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RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE
Русский журнал детской неврологии
epilepsy
drug-resistant forms of epilepsy
lennox–gastaut syndrome
epileptic seizure
tonic epileptic seizure
antiepileptic drug
rufinamide
mechanism of action
pharmacokinetics
efficacy
tolerability
title RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE
title_full RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE
title_fullStr RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE
title_full_unstemmed RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE
title_short RUFINAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENNOX–GASTAUT SYNDROME: REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE
title_sort rufinamide in the treatment of lennox gastaut syndrome review of foreign literature
topic epilepsy
drug-resistant forms of epilepsy
lennox–gastaut syndrome
epileptic seizure
tonic epileptic seizure
antiepileptic drug
rufinamide
mechanism of action
pharmacokinetics
efficacy
tolerability
url https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/54
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