Efficacy of anti-seizure medications and alternative therapies (ketogenic diet, CBD, and quinidine) in KCNT1-related epilepsy: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: KCNT1-related epilepsies encompass three main phenotypes: (i) epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS), (ii) autosomal dominant or sporadic sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy [(AD)SHE], and (iii) different types of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE). Many patients present with drug-resistant seizures and global developmental delays. In addition to conventional anti-seizure medications (ASM), multiple alternative therapies have been tested including the ketogenic diet (KD), cannabidiol (CBD-including Epidyolex © and other CBD derivatives) and quinidine (QUIN). We aimed to clarify the current state of the art concerning the benefits of those therapies administered to the three groups of patients. We performed a literature review on PubMed and EMBase with the k

SUBMITTER: Gras M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11296097 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature