Epilepsy; An Insight into Epileptogenic Potential of Infections and Antibiotics

Shahzar Khan
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Shahzar Khan: Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 53, issue 2, 44533-44540

Abstract: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. In addition to genetic and idiopathic causes, certain drugs, infections, and viral illnesses have been associated with epileptogenic potential. This study aims to explore the epileptogenic potential of antibiotics, other medications, viral infections, bacterial infections, and parasitic infections. Antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones and penicillin’s, have been reported to have a low epileptogenic potential. However, some specific antibiotics, such as cephalosporin’s and carbapenems, may carry a slightly higher risk of seizures in susceptible individuals.

Keywords: Journals on Medical Drug and Therapeutics; Journals on Emergency Medicine; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Journals on Infectious Diseases Addiction Science and Clinical Pathology; Open Access Clinical and Medical Journal; Journals on Biomedical Science; List of Open Access Medical Journal; Journals on Biomedical Engineering; Open Access Medical Journal; Biomedical Science Articles; Journal of Scientific and Technical Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.53.008376

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