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Bidirectionality of antiseizure and antipsychotic treatment: A population-based study
(Epilepsy & Behavior;Volume 136, November 2022, 108911, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-17)Purpose: To study the prevalence and directionality of comorbid epilepsy and psychosis in Norway. Methods: The Norwegian Prescription Database (NorPD) provided individual-based information on all antiseizure medications ... -
Challenges in epilepsy – the perspective of Norwegian epilepsy patients
(Acta Neurologica Scandinavica;Volume 140, Issue 1, July 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-08)Objectives: For most people with epilepsy (PWE), problems that are not directly related to seizures may constitute major challenges in everyday life. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of these challenges ... -
Changes in the use of antiseizure medications in children and adolescents in Norway, 2009–2018
(Epilepsy Research;Volume 181, March 2022, 106872, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-15)Background: The use of antiseizure medications (ASMs) in the pediatric population is poorly studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the use of ASMs in children and adolescents compared to adults, ... -
Clinical experience combined with therapeutic drug monitoringof lacosamide
(Acta Neurologica Scandinavica;Volume 141, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-14)Objective: Lacosamide (LCM) is an antiepileptic drug (AED) with insufficient clinical experience in patients with intellectual disability (ID). They often have more severe epilepsy with comorbidities. The objective was to ... -
Effect and tolerability of perampanel in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
(Epilepsy & Behavior;Volume 119, June 2021, 107965, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-30)Objective: Perampanel is one of the most recently approved antiseizure medications. The aim of the present study was to assess clinical efficacy and tolerability, in combination with pharmacokinetic variability, of perampanel ... -
Epilepsy and cannabidiol: a guide to treatment
(Epileptic Disorders;Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-19)The growing interest in cannabidiol (CBD), specifically a pure form of CBD, as a treatment for epilepsy, among other conditions, is reflected in recent changes in legislation in some countries. Although there has been much ... -
Nonadherence to treatment regimens in epilepsy from the patient's perspective and predisposing factors: Differences between intentional and unintentional lack of adherence
(Epilepsia;Volume 61, Issue 2 February 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Nonadherence to recommended antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment regimens can result in seizure relapse with increased health risks. Nonadherence can be unintentional (eg, patients forget to take a dose), or intentional, ... -
Pharmacology and drug interactions of cannabinoids
(Epileptic Disorders;Vol. 22, Supplement 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Cannabinoids include a variety of substances, of which cannabidiol (CBD) is the main substance investigated for the treatment of epilepsy, and this will be the focus in the present review. CBD preparations exist in various ... -
Refractory epilepsy and nonadherence to drug treatment
(Epilepsia Open;Volume 4, Issue 4,December 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-28)In patients with epilepsy, nonadherence to agreed antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment may result in seizure relapse, and at worst sudden unexpected death. The aim of this study was to examine the extent of both unintentional ... -
A retrospective review of changes and challenges in the use ofantiseizure medicines in Dravet syndrome in Norway
(Epilepsia Open;Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-26)Objective: Dravet syndrome is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterized by severe and drug-resistant seizures in early childhood, followed by developmental delay. The purpose of this study was to investigate ... -
Sexual function in people with epilepsy: Similarities and differences with the general population
(Epilepsia;Volume 60, Issue 9, September 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-17)Objective The potential impact of epilepsy on sexual function is important for patient welfare, but often neglected. This study explored the occurrences of different sexual problems in patients with both well‐controlled ...