TY - JOUR AU - Rai, Jayant AU - Shah, Aashal AU - Yadav, Preeti P. AU - Chaudhari, Mayur PY - 2016/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Impact of anti-epileptic drugs on cognition: a review JF - International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology JA - Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol VL - 5 IS - 3 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20161497 UR - https://www.ijbcp.com/index.php/ijbcp/article/view/306 SP - 599-604 AB - <p>Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of brain caused by various factors which may vary according to the patient age. In epilepsy threshold for seizure generation get reduced. It may affect patient’s living and increases morbidity. Anti-epileptic drugs are given as mono or poly-therapy for seizure control. These anti-epileptics produce side-effects which are dose and duration of the treatment dependent. One of the important side effects is impact on cognitive function of the patient. However, some anti-epileptic medications also cause improvement in the cognitive function. Newer anti-epileptics are providing better compliance and impact as compared to older ones.</p><p> This review article provides details of impact of anti-epileptic drugs on cognitive functioning.</p> ER -