Risk of Microangiopathy in Patients with Epilepsy under Long-term Antiepileptic Drug Therapy

Risk of Microangiopathy in Patients with Epilepsy under Long-term Antiepileptic Drug Therapy

BackgroundLong-term antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy is considered a risk factor of atherosclerosis. Furthermore, the duration of therapy contributes to acceleration of large-vessel atherosclerosis. Therefore, in this study, we tested the hypothesis that long-term AED therapy plays a crucial role in...

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Main Authors: Nai-Ching Chen, Chih-Hsin Chen, Tsu-Kung Lin, Shang-Der Chen, Meng-Han Tsai, Chiung-Chih Chang, Wan-Chen Tsai, Yao-Chung Chuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
antiepileptic drug therapy
atherosclerosis
microangiopathy
retinopathy
microalbuminuria
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00113/full

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