What is it about?
Lacosamide 50-300 mg/day for 30 days proved efficacious in reducing psychiatric symptoms of patients with bipolar disorder earlier and better than other antiepileptics, with few side effects.
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Why is it important?
A first trial of lacosamide in bipolar disorder showed promising efficacy.
Perspectives
Further, double-blind studies will clarify whether our original observation is scientifically valid.
Dr Georgios D. Kotzalidis
Sapienza University, NESMOS Department
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This page is a summary of: Lacosamide in bipolar disorder: A 30-day comparison to a retrospective control group treated with other antiepileptics, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, October 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12784.
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