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Published in final edited form as: Epilepsy Res. 2012 Jul 24;103(2-3):245–253. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.07.009

Table 2.

Clinical Characteristics of EI-AED Participants

Participant Neurologic Diagnosis EI-AED, Dose Daily Serum EI-AED level (mcg/mL) ARV regimen(s) during AED/ARV overlap Serum ARV levels (ng/mL) Seizure control during AED/ARV overlap
1 Status epilepticus secondary to Herpes Simplex Virus encephalitis Carbamazepine 1,000 mg 9.1 Regimen 1:
Nevirapine, Zidovudine, Didanosine
Nevirapine: 2,071*; 4,408 No
Carbamazepine 1,000 mg 9.9 Regimen 2:
Nevirapine, Zidovudine, Abacavir
Nevirapine: 3,231; 2,614* Yes
2 Distal motor sensory neuropathy Carbamazepine 600 mg 0.7 Efavirenz, Tenofovir, Lamivudine Efavirenz: 1,379 Not applicable
3 Focal epilepsy with complex partial seizures Phenytoin 500-550 mg 9 Regimen 1:
Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Didanosine, Lamivudine
Lopinavir: 4,382; 4,360 Yes
Phenytoin 500-550 mg 15 Regimen 2:
Lopinavir. Ritonavir, Tenofovir, Lamivudine
Lopinavir: 976*; 2,858 Yes
4 Seizures secondary to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Phenytoin 600 mg 22.2; 20 Regimen 1:
Efavirenz, Stavudine, Zalcitabine
Efavirenz: 187*; 307* Yes
Phenytoin 600 mg 19.3; 23 Regimen 2:
Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Stavudine, Lamivudine
Lopinavir: 1,264 Yes
5 Seizure disorder, not otherwise specified Phenytoin 300 mg 11.7 Efavirenz, Zidovudine, Lamivudine Efavirenz: 200*; 7,556 Yes
6 Seizure disorder, not otherwise specified Carbamazepine 1,000 mg 7.5 Regimen 1:
Efavirenz, Stavudine, Didanosine
Efavirenz: 16,567; 13,610 No
Carbamazepine 400 mg 6.1 Regimen 2:
Efavirenz, Stavudine, Didanosine
Efavirenz: 11,861; 16,836 No
Carbamazepine 400 mg 20 Regimen 3:
Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Tenofovir, Lamivudine
Lopinavir: 1,072 No
7 Seizure disorder, not otherwise specified Carbamazepine 800 mg 3.8 Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Tenofovir, Didanosine, Stavudine Lopinavir: 3,369 Unknown
8 Seizure disorder, not otherwise specified Phenytoin 600 mg 15.4 Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Didansine, Stavudine Lopinavir: 515*; 145* Unknown
9 Seizure disorder, not otherwise specified Phenytoin 200-400 mg 3.4 Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Abacavir, Zidovudine, Lamivudine Lopinavir: 4,890; 2,082 Unknown
Phenytoin 200-400 mg 7.6 Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Abacavir, Zidovudine, Lamivudine Lopinavir: 4,117; 5,810 Unknown
10 Trigeminal neuralgia Carbamazepine 400 mg 3.1 Nevirapine,Tenofovir, Emtricitabine Nevirapine: 3,469 Not applicable

EI-AED, enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug; ARV, antiretroviral drug;

Serum ARV level refers to efavirenz, nevirapine or lopinavir, as applicable.

*

ARV level below minimum recommended level (Cmin) for the drug