A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
A 15-year-old girl with maternal inheritance of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and paternal inheritance of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) developed intractable epilepsy at age 5. Her seizures were refractory to adequate doses of four antiepileptic medications until felbamate was initiated at age 7...
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| description | A 15-year-old girl with maternal inheritance of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and paternal inheritance of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) developed intractable epilepsy at age 5. Her seizures were refractory to adequate doses of four antiepileptic medications until felbamate was initiated at age 7. She has since remained seizure-free on felbamate monotherapy. Although felbamate has multiple mechanisms of action, it is thought to have its most potent antiepileptic effects through inhibition of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). Previous studies have shown that the NMDAR is altered in varying epilepsy syndromes and notably in the cortical tubers found in TSC. The aim of this paper is to examine how felbamate monotherapy was able to achieve such robust antiepileptic effects in a unique patient and possibly offer a novel therapeutic approach to patients suffering from TSC- and NF-related epilepsy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3bc336eb4ea14ccca9d814c9717a28ea2025-02-03T01:07:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762015-01-01201510.1155/2015/960746960746A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureNatanya M. Mishal0Dimitrios Arkilo1Ju Tang2John R. Crawford3Sonya G. Wang4Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USAMinnesota Epilepsy Group, P.A. of United Hospital and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55102, USADivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine and Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USADivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USADivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USAA 15-year-old girl with maternal inheritance of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and paternal inheritance of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) developed intractable epilepsy at age 5. Her seizures were refractory to adequate doses of four antiepileptic medications until felbamate was initiated at age 7. She has since remained seizure-free on felbamate monotherapy. Although felbamate has multiple mechanisms of action, it is thought to have its most potent antiepileptic effects through inhibition of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). Previous studies have shown that the NMDAR is altered in varying epilepsy syndromes and notably in the cortical tubers found in TSC. The aim of this paper is to examine how felbamate monotherapy was able to achieve such robust antiepileptic effects in a unique patient and possibly offer a novel therapeutic approach to patients suffering from TSC- and NF-related epilepsy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/960746 |
| spellingShingle | Natanya M. Mishal Dimitrios Arkilo Ju Tang John R. Crawford Sonya G. Wang A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | potential role for felbamate in tsc and nf1 related epilepsy a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/960746 |
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