COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF VIGABAKRIN - A REVIEW

Studies were reviewed in which patients who received vigabatrin underw ent cognitive testing. The overall results were categorized into five areas of cognitive function: reception, attention, intellectual functi on, memory, and psychomotor function. Overall, the studies showed eith er no detrimental effects or, in some cases, slightly improved functio n. It is speculated that a relationship exists between GABA and the re sults of these studies because vigabatrin enhances the GABAergic mecha nism in the CNS.