Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009 Sep;

Authors: Antonio Ruggiero, Daniela Rizzo, Stefano Mastrangelo, Domenica Battaglia, Giorgio Attinà, Riccardo Riccardi

Pediatric Oncology Division, "A. Gemelli" Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.

Epileptic seizures are a common clinical problem in children with brain tumors. The conventional antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) permit a good seizure control in most of these children. An emerging problem is the possible interactions between AEDs and chemotherapeutic drugs, because many of these drugs are metabolized by the cytochrome P450. The aim of this article is to propose a novel therapeutic approach for new-onset epilepsy in children with brain tumors. Among the new AEDs not metabolized by the P450 system, levetiracetam seems to be a promising AED owing to its pharmacokinetic features, efficacy, and safety. Pediatr Blood Cancer (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

PMID: 19731334 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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