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Table 4 (contd). Side effects of established antiepileptic drugs.

SODIUM VALPROATE             TIAGABINE                                           T

* Tremor                     * Dizziness                                      *A
* Weight gain                * Headache                                       *W
* Hair loss                  * Tremor                                         * Im
                             * Difficulty concentrating                       * Im
    Anorexia                                                                  * Pa
    Dyspepsia                   Light-headedness
    Nausea                   * Nervousness                                       K
    Vomiting                                                                     Im
    Alopecia                    Asthenia                                         A
    Peripheral oedema           Abnormal thinking
    Drowsiness
    Hyperammonaemia
    Amenorrhoea

Acute pancreatitis           Increased seizures
Hepatotoxicity               Non-convulsive status
Thrombocytopenia
Stupor
Encephalopathy
Teratogenicity
Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Above line: Dose-related; Below line: Idiosyncratic; *Commonest side effects
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