Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by two or more unprovoked seizures. The high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy globally, especially in Asia, has remained a big concern over the course of centuries. Patients are usually prescribed the already known anti-epileptic drugs, but even...
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| author | Mehr Musani Muhammad Wasim Hassan Salman Siddiqi Saara Muddasir Fazal Manzoor Arain |
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Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by two or more unprovoked seizures. The high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy globally, especially in Asia, has remained a big concern over the course of centuries. Patients are usually prescribed the already known anti-epileptic drugs, but even after going through three different generations of anti-epileptic drugs, some people still suffer from drug-resistant form of epilepsy. These patients are usually prescribed a higher dose of anti-epileptic drugs, which results in more adverse effects. That is why new treatment options, like herbal extracts, should be explored for patients who do not respond to the classic anti-epileptic drugs. The current narrative review was planned to explore if herbal extracts can be the future for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.
Key Words: Epilepsy, Herbal extracts, Drug-resistant epilepsy, Anti-epileptic drugs.
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| spelling | doaj.art-820915204d444fa58a0c4130cc34e0e82023-06-20T04:30:23ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822023-05-0173610.47391/JPMA.7081Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsyMehr Musani0Muhammad Wasim1Hassan Salman Siddiqi2Saara Muddasir3Fazal Manzoor Arain4Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by two or more unprovoked seizures. The high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy globally, especially in Asia, has remained a big concern over the course of centuries. Patients are usually prescribed the already known anti-epileptic drugs, but even after going through three different generations of anti-epileptic drugs, some people still suffer from drug-resistant form of epilepsy. These patients are usually prescribed a higher dose of anti-epileptic drugs, which results in more adverse effects. That is why new treatment options, like herbal extracts, should be explored for patients who do not respond to the classic anti-epileptic drugs. The current narrative review was planned to explore if herbal extracts can be the future for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Key Words: Epilepsy, Herbal extracts, Drug-resistant epilepsy, Anti-epileptic drugs. https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/7081EpilepsyHerbal extracts Drug-resistant epilepsyAnti-epileptic drugs |
| spellingShingle | Mehr Musani Muhammad Wasim Hassan Salman Siddiqi Saara Muddasir Fazal Manzoor Arain Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Epilepsy Herbal extracts Drug-resistant epilepsy Anti-epileptic drugs |
| title | Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy |
| title_full | Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy |
| title_fullStr | Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy |
| title_short | Herbal extracts: the future treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy |
| title_sort | herbal extracts the future treatment option for drug resistant epilepsy |
| topic | Epilepsy Herbal extracts Drug-resistant epilepsy Anti-epileptic drugs |
| url | https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/7081 |
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