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carbamazepine and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome

carbamazepine has been researched along with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome in 1 studies

Carbamazepine: A dibenzazepine that acts as a sodium channel blocker. It is used as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor or focal SEIZURES. It may also be used in the management of BIPOLAR DISORDER, and has analgesic properties.
carbamazepine : A dibenzoazepine that is 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine carrying a carbamoyl substituent at the azepine nitrogen, used as an anticonvulsant.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome: A rare transmissible encephalopathy most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Affected individuals may present with sleep disturbances, personality changes, ATAXIA; APHASIA, visual loss, weakness, muscle atrophy, MYOCLONUS, progressive dementia, and death within one year of disease onset. A familial form exhibiting autosomal dominant inheritance and a new variant CJD (potentially associated with ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM) have been described. Pathological features include prominent cerebellar and cerebral cortical spongiform degeneration and the presence of PRIONS. (From N Engl J Med, 1998 Dec 31;339(27))

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Horvath, J1
Coeytaux, A1
Jallon, P1
Landis, T1
Temperli, P1
Burkhard, PR1

Other Studies

1 other study available for carbamazepine and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome

ArticleYear
Carbamazepine encephalopathy masquerading as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
    Neurology, 2005, Aug-23, Volume: 65, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Amines; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Atrophy; Basal Ganglia; Brain; Brain Damage, Chronic; Carbam

2005