The spectrum and efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in patients with infantile spasms in Russia
https://doi.org/10.17749/2077-8333.2018.10.2.051-058
Abstract
Recently, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) defined epileptic spasms as a separate type of seizures. According to the international recommendations, the treatment of infantile spasms (IS) begins with hormones or vigabatrin (in the cases of tuberous sclerosis complex – TSC). However, in the Russian Federation, other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are often used as the first line medications.
Aim: to analyze the current practice of prescribing AEDs for the treatment of epileptic spasms.
Materials and Methods. We studied the medical records of 175 patients with IS (59 of them with TSC) hospitalized for the treatment with hormonal therapy.
Results. Valproic acid was the most commonly prescribed antiepileptic drug in patients with IS (more than in 80% of cases), both in children with TCS (49/59) and without TCS (102/116). As expected, the clinical effect (cessation of IS and suppression of hypsarrhythmia) of valproic acid was insufficient: it was observed in 9/49 (18.4%) children with TSC and in 12/102 (11.2%) children without TSC. Although ethosuximide, oxcarbazepine, and carbamazepine were known to be ineffective in IS, they were prescribed by medical doctors and taken by IS patients with no clinical improvement at all. Taking into account the possible limitation of this analysis (not all of the children were consulted and hospitalized in our clinics), the real efficacy of AEDs might be some higher.
Conclusion. We then conclude that the treatment of IS in the Russian Federation is not in line with the international recommendations and the worldwide clinical practice. There is an urgent need in updating the national standards for the diagnosis and treatment of IS. The work in this direction is now under way in the Russian Federation.
About the Authors
T. G. Okhapkina
N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
1 Ostrovityanova Str., Moscow 117997, Russia
Junior Researcher, Department of Psychoneurology and Epileptology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
I. V. Shuljakova
N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
1 Ostrovityanova Str., Moscow 117997, Russia
MD, PhD, Neurologist, Department of Psychoneurology № 2, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
E. S. Ilina
N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Children Clinical Hospital, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
1 Ostrovityanova Str., Moscow 117997, Russia
MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Psychoneurology № 2, Children Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
G. V. Kalmykova
Belgorod State National Research University “Medical Institute of National University “BelSU”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
85 Pobedy Str., Belgorod 308015, Russia
MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Nervous Diseases and Restorative Medicine, Belgorod State National Research University
M. V. Prytkina
Belgorod State National Research University “Medical Institute of National University “BelSU”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
85 Pobedy Str., Belgorod 308015, Russia
MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Neonatology and Early Age Pathology, Yu. E. Veltischev Research Center for Pediatrics, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
E. D. Belousova
N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
1 Ostrovityanova Str., Moscow 117997, Russia
MD, PhD (Med. Sciences), Professor, Head of the Department of Psychoneurology and Epileptology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
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Okhapkina T.G., Shuljakova I.V., Ilina E.S., Kalmykova G.V., Prytkina M.V., Belousova E.D. The spectrum and efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in patients with infantile spasms in Russia. Epilepsy and paroxysmal conditions. 2018;10(2):51-58. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17749/2077-8333.2018.10.2.051-058
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