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Abstract #14855 Published in IGR 8-4

Topiramate-induced glaucoma

Ginsberg DL
Primary Psychiatry 2006; 13: 25-26


Topiramate is a sulfamate-substituted monosaccharide indicated for adjunctive treatment of adult partial-onset epilepsy. It blocks voltage-gated sodium channels, enhances γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) via its actions on the GABAA receptor, antagonizes the kainate (aminomethyl)phosphonic acid (AMPA) subtype of the glutamate receptor, and inhibits carbonic anhydrase. Due to its ability to suppress appetite and cause weight loss, it has gained increasingly widespread use among clinicians as a treatment for psychotropic-induced weight gain, binge-eating disorder, and even bulimia nervosa. Other research suggests that topiramate may also be effective for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, opiate and benzodiazepine withdrawal, kleptomania, alcohol dependence, self-injurious behavior, aggression, nonparaphilic sexual addiction, promotion of scar healing, and treatment of olfactory hallucinations.

Dr. D.L. Ginsberg, Tisch Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, New York City, NY, USA


Classification:

9.4.20 Other (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)



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