The association of serotonin reuptake inhibitors and benzodiazepines with ictal central apnea.
Epilepsy Behav
; 98(Pt A): 73-79, 2019 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Ictal (ICA) and postconvulsive central apnea (PCCA) have been implicated in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) pathomechanisms. Previous studies suggest that serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and benzodiazepines (BZDs) may influence breathing. The aim of this study was to investigate if chronic use of these drugs alters central apnea occurrence in patients with epilepsy.METHODS:
Patients with epilepsy admitted to epilepsy monitoring units (EMUs) in nine centers participating in a SUDEP study were consented. Polygraphic physiological parameters were analyzed, including video-electroencephalography (VEEG), thoracoabdominal excursions, and pulse oximetry. Outpatient medication details were collected. Patients and seizures were divided into SRI, BZD, and control (no SRI or BZD) groups. Ictal central apnea and PCCA, hypoxemia, and electroclinical features were assessed for each group.RESULTS:
Four hundred and seventy-six seizures were analyzed (204 patients). The relative risk (RR) for ICA in the SRI group was half that of the control group (pâ¯=â¯0.02). In the BZD group, ICA duration was significantly shorter than in the control group (pâ¯=â¯0.02), as was postictal generalized EEG suppression (PGES) duration (pâ¯=â¯0.021). Both SRI and BZD groups were associated with smaller seizure-associated oxygen desaturation (pâ¯=â¯0.009; pâ¯âªâ¯0.001). Neither presence nor duration of PCCA was significantly associated with SRI or BZD (pâ¯â«â¯0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Seizures in patients taking SRIs have lower occurrence of ICA, and patients on chronic treatment with BZDs have shorter ICA and PGES durations. Preventing or shortening ICA duration by using SRIs and/or BZD in patients with epilepsy may play a possible role in SUDEP risk reduction.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Convulsões
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Benzodiazepinas
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Inibidores Seletivos de Recaptação de Serotonina
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Apneia do Sono Tipo Central
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Epilepsia
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Hipóxia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epilepsy Behav
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article