Abstract
Drug treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy faces problems, as most antidepressants have convulsive or pro-convulsive effects. Citalopram is a SSRI that has some pharmacological and kinetic properties that would theoretically recommend it in epileptic patients. We report the results of an ongoing study in 16 epileptic patients AEDs treated with mood disorders. Data cumulated so far indicate citalopram therapy does not deteriorate patient's seizure frequency, while leading to a relevant improvement of depressive rating.
| Original language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 187-188 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia |
| Issue number | 99 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
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Il trattamento antidepressivo con citalopram in pazienti con epilessia : Dati preliminari. / Specchio, L. M.; La Neve, A.; Spinelli, A.; Gneri, C.; Galli, R.; Tramacere, L.; Specchio, N.; Iudice, A.; Murri, L.
In: Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia, No. 99, 1997, p. 187-188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Il trattamento antidepressivo con citalopram in pazienti con epilessia
T2 - Dati preliminari
AU - Specchio, L. M.
AU - La Neve, A.
AU - Spinelli, A.
AU - Gneri, C.
AU - Galli, R.
AU - Tramacere, L.
AU - Specchio, N.
AU - Iudice, A.
AU - Murri, L.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Drug treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy faces problems, as most antidepressants have convulsive or pro-convulsive effects. Citalopram is a SSRI that has some pharmacological and kinetic properties that would theoretically recommend it in epileptic patients. We report the results of an ongoing study in 16 epileptic patients AEDs treated with mood disorders. Data cumulated so far indicate citalopram therapy does not deteriorate patient's seizure frequency, while leading to a relevant improvement of depressive rating.
AB - Drug treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy faces problems, as most antidepressants have convulsive or pro-convulsive effects. Citalopram is a SSRI that has some pharmacological and kinetic properties that would theoretically recommend it in epileptic patients. We report the results of an ongoing study in 16 epileptic patients AEDs treated with mood disorders. Data cumulated so far indicate citalopram therapy does not deteriorate patient's seizure frequency, while leading to a relevant improvement of depressive rating.
KW - Citalopram
KW - Depression
KW - Epilepsy
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JO - Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia
JF - Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia
SN - 0394-560X
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