Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Drugs for Epilepsy) List II (Side Effects - Dose Dependent) A. Sodium valproate 1. Raised liver enzymes B. Carbamazepine 2. Hirsutism C. Phenytoin 3. Hyperactivity D. Phenobarbitone 4. Drowsiness
Matching Epilepsy Drugs with Dose-Dependent Side Effects
This question requires matching specific anti-epileptic drugs in List I with their common dose-dependent side effects listed in List II.
Drug-Side Effect Matching
- Sodium valproate (A): Known to cause Raised liver enzymes (1) in a dose-related manner, requiring monitoring.
- Carbamazepine (B): Frequently associated with dose-related neurological effects, including Drowsiness (4).
- Phenytoin (C): A common dose-dependent side effect is Hirsutism (2), characterized by excessive hair growth.
- Phenobarbitone (D): While drowsiness is common, paradoxical Hyperactivity (3) can occur, particularly in children, or as a less common dose-related effect.
Correct Code Selection
Based on the matching:
- A matches with 1 (Sodium valproate - Raised liver enzymes)
- B matches with 4 (Carbamazepine - Drowsiness)
- C matches with 2 (Phenytoin - Hirsutism)
- D matches with 3 (Phenobarbitone - Hyperactivity)
Therefore, the correct code is A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3.
Important Questions from Epilepsy
Consider the following with regard to trigger factors for seizures :
1. Flickering lights
2. Recreational drug misuse
3. Non-compliance to treatment with antiepileptic drugs
4. Sleep deprivation
Which of the factors given above are correct?
Focal seizures may be associated with which of the following?
1. Jacksonian march
2. Todd's paralysis
3. Epilepsia partialis continua
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- Typical absence seizures are characterized by
- In a young epileptic woman wishing to use oral contraceptive agents, which of the following drugs is not an ideal agent?
- Which of the following is not useful in the management of status epilepticus?
