| Journal: | Journal of epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000299023 |
| ISSN: | 1676-2649 |
| Authors: | Santos, Helder Jacobina1 Andrade-Filho, Antonio de Souza2 Sanches, Olivia Lordelo Spolador, Tiago Rodrigues, Luís Erlon Araujo |
| Institutions: | 1Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil 2Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Season: | Mar |
| Volumen: | 12 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 17-23 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Estadística o encuesta |
| Approach: | Analítico |
| English abstract | Carbamazepine is the drug of choice used in the treatment of patients with partial (or focal) epilepsy with secondary generalization. Despite its therapeutical use, this drug has been implicated in the increase of serum activities in some enzymes. Some authors have described prevalence values of 7.7%, 13%, and 22% for the increase of activity of serum alkaline phosphatases (AF or EC 3.1.3.1). A divergence in the results was also found for the activities of the serum g-glutamil transferase (gamma-glutamil transferase or GGT, or EC 2.3.2.2). OBJECTIVE: Hence, among other objectives, the aim of this research is to determine the frequency of sample alterations in serum enzymatic activities of AF, GGT and transaminases (AST, aspartate amino-transferase, EC 2.6.1.1; and ALT, alanine-amino-transferase, EC 2.6.1.2) in epilepsy ward patients in Salvador, Bahia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The design of the study is descriptive and it is a case series type. It has been approved by the local Ethics Committee. In this study, a convenience sample of 52 epileptic patients who receive ambulatory care was obtained without interference by the researchers. These patients were divided according to age groups of 12 to 30 years and 31 to 90 years, which were then subdivided according to the period of monotherapy with carbamazepine. The serum activities of the enzymes GGT, AF, AST and ALT were determined. RESULTS: The ratios of alterations per variables were described: 42% for the FA, 18% for the GGT, 2% for the ALT, and 12% for the AST respectively. The age group of 12 to 30 years presented 56% of alterations in the AF while the group of 31 to 90 years presented only 18% of alterations. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the enzymes AF, GGT, AST, and ALT presented higher frequencies of alterations of their activities in those patients with age equal to or below 30 years, while the AF presented higher values |
| Portuguese abstract | A carbamazepina é a droga utilizada no tratamento de pacientes com epilepsia parcial (ou focal) secundariamente generalizada. Apesar do uso terapêutico, este fármaco tem sido implicado no aumento das atividades séricas de algumas enzimas. Alguns autores descreveram valores de prevalência de 7,7%, 13% e 22% para aumento de atividade das fosfatases alcalinas séricas (FA ou EC 3.1.3.1). A divergência de resultados também foi encontrada para as atividades da gama-glutamil-transferase sérica (gama-glutamil transferase ou GGT ou EC 2.3.2.2). OBJETIVO: Assim, a meta desta pesquisa é determinar, dentre outros objetivos, a freqüência de alterações nas atividades das FA, GGT e transaminases (AST, aspartato-amino-transferase, EC 2.6.1.1; e ALT, alanina-amino-transferase, EC 2.6.1.2) de uma amostra de pacientes do ambulatório de epilepsia em Salvador, Bahia. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: O desenho do estudo é descritivo do tipo série de casos, aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética local, no qual uma amostra de conveniência de 52 pacientes epilépticos de acompanhamento ambulatorial foi obtida sem interferência dos pesquisadores. Estes pacientes foram organizados por faixa etária de 12 a 30 e de 31 a 90 anos e, subdivididos por tempo de monoterapia com carbamazepina. As atividades séricas das enzimas GGT, FA, AST e ALT foram determinadas. RESULTADOS: As proporções de alterações por variáveis foram descritas: 42% para as FA, 18% para as GGT, 2% para as ALT e 12% para as AST, respectivamente. A faixa etária de 12 a 30 anos apresentou 56% de alterações.. |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Farmacología, Neurología, Fosfatasa alcalina, Gama-glutamiltransferasa, Transaminasas, Epilepsia, Carbamazepina |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Neurology, Pharmacology, Alkaline phosphatase, Gamma-glutamyltransferase, Transaminases, Carbamazepine, Epilepsy |
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