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Preliminary note on the effect of denzimol in partial epilepsy

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The antiepileptic activity of the imidazole derivative denzimol has been evaluated in 10 patients with poorly controlled partial epilepsy by adding on the drug to the current therapy, in an open preliminary trial. A sustained drop in seizure frequency greater than 50% occurred in 5 patients. Although denzimol increased blood concentrations of carbamazepine, correlation analysis indicated that the improvement was more likely due to intrinsic properties of denzimol. No severe side effects were reported, although several patients experienced nausea and vomiting, which caused 2 patients to drop out.

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L'attività antiepilettica del denzimol, derivato imidazolico, è stata preliminarmente valutata in un gruppo di 10 pazienti affetti da epilessia parziale scarsamente controllata dalle terapie convenzionali, secondo un disegno sperimentale aperto, “add-on”. In 5 pazienti vi è stata una riduzione della frequenza delle crisi superiore al 50% rispetto al valore pre-trattamento. Sebbene il denzimol tenda ad aumentare i tassi plasmatici della carbamazepina, l'analisi della correlazione ha dimostrato che il miglioramento è in larga misura dovuto a proprietà intrinseche del denzimol. Non sono stati evidenziati effetti collaterali di particolare rilevanza, anche se numerosi pazienti hanno presentato nausea e vomito, che in due casi hanno determinato la sospensione del farmaco.

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Benassi, E., Cocito, L., Maffini, M. et al. Preliminary note on the effect of denzimol in partial epilepsy. Ital J Neuro Sci 9, 331–335 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02333995

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