What Drugs Raise Seizure Threshold?

What Drugs Raise Seizure Threshold? What drugs raise seizure threshold? Category Examples Analgesics Opioids (eg, meperidine, tramadol) Anticancer drugs* Busulfan Chlorambucil Cytarabine Doxorubicin Etoposide Fluorouracil Interferon alfa Methotrexate Mitoxantrone Nelarabine Platinum-based drugs (eg, cisplatin) Vinblastine Vincristine What drugs should epileptics avoid? Epilepsy drugs known to have this effect include Carbatrol, Dilantin, phenobarbital, Mysoline, Trileptal, and

Do Seizures Cause Hypothermia?

Do Seizures Cause Hypothermia? Do Seizures cause hypothermia? Circuitries involved in thermoregulation are affected by seizures and epilepsy, hyperthermia may be both cause and result of seizures, and hypothermia may prevent or abort seizures. Autonomic manifestations of seizures including thermoregulatory disturbances are common in a variety of clinical epilepsy syndromes. Can seizures affect body temperature?

Do You Blackout When You Have A Seizure?

Do You Blackout When You Have A Seizure? Do you blackout when you have a seizure? Many people, including doctors, assume that blackouts are due to epileptic seizures, but much more commonly they are due to syncope (pronounced sin-co-pee) – a type of blackout which is caused by a problem in the regulation of blood