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Know Your Anticonvulsant Agents

Horizontales
Potential cross reaction with sulfa allergic patients
Requires dose adjustment for CY2C19 poor metabolizers
Considered first line for neonatal seizures
Preferred benzodiazepine for intranasal administration
Prodrug of phenytoin with safer parenteral administration
More than 1 out of 3 children may suffer behavioral abnormalities on this anticonvulsant
Associated with oligohidrosis and hyperthermia
Verticales
Causes hyponatremia
Most commonly used to treat absence (petit mal) seizures
May be used to induce a coma in status epilepticus unresponsive to GABA inhibition
Known for its drug interactions involving metabolism, higher likelihood of hepatic dysfunction
Lost FDA approval for children due to severe cutaneous hypersensitivity
May lead to blindness and requires eye exam before prescribing
Causes coarsening of facial bones if used long term
Preferred benzodiazepine for single IV administration