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Should patients with epilepsy be routinely screened for low bone mineral density?

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boxed-textLado F et al. (2008) Value of routine screening for bone demineralization in an urban population of patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 78: 155–160

Persons with epilepsy treated with antiepileptic drugs, particularly those with prolonged treatment and phenytoin or phenobarbital use, have lower BMD than expected; physicians should consider routine screening of BMD in these patients

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Alison Pack has received speaker's honoraria from Abbott and GlaxoSmithKline and grant/research support from GlaxoSmithKline.

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