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Does anyone have concern with giving oral antiseizure medications to patients receiving TPN because of suspected malabsorption syndrome?

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Neurology · Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham Campus

Any gastrointestinal issue that alters the transition and absorption of anti-seizure medications can affect seizure medication levels in the blood. So anything from bariatric surgery to malabsorption syndrome, from TPN to prolonged constipation. Essentially, these GI issues can alter the pharmacokin...

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