| خلاصه مقاله | Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs), like other medications are associated with different side effects
such as liver dysfunction, cognition disorders, skin and hematologic complications. As in
convulsion, we need to take under control seizure attacks toughly, side effects would cause
different types of physically and mentally problems for patients which are mild to severe that
may cause not achieving optimum function of these medications. Therefore, if these
complications occur, because of increasing burden of co-morbidity, it may lead to dose
adjustment, discontinuing or another drug replacement for controlling such side effects. Antiepileptic drugs have mild to severe and sometimes life-threatening side effects. Although all
AEDs could cause a wide range of unpleasant side effects, some of them are assumed as a
hallmark of a specific AED. For instance, one of the most common side effects among antiepileptic medications is mild to life threatening hematologic issues like anemia,
thrombocytopenia, aplastic anemia and bone marrow suppression. In this article we tried to
discuss the hematologic side effects of AEDs, their risk factors, preventing strategies and
treatment options. |