Stiripentol

Chemical formula: C₁₄H₁₈O₃  Molecular mass: 234.295 g/mol  PubChem compound: 5311454

Therapeutic indications

Stiripentol is indicated for:

Severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI, Dravet's syndrome)

Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Stiripentol is indicated for use in conjunction with clobazam and valproate as adjunctive therapy of refractory generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients with severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI, Dravet’s syndrome) whose seizures are not adequately controlled with clobazam and valproate.

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Contraindications

Stiripentol is contraindicated in the following cases:

Past history of psychoses in the form of episodes of delirium

H/O: Disorder and additionally
Psychotic disorder and additionally Delirium

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