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antiepileptic drugs

Treatment for Visual Snow Syndrome

Antiepileptic drugs used in Visual Snow Syndrome target neuronal hyperexcitability by modulating voltage-gated ion channels and enhancing inhibitory neurotransmission, primarily through GABA receptor potentiation. These medications aim to reduce cortical hyperactivity and abnormal neuronal synchronization in visual processing regions, potentially mitigating the persistent visual disturbances characteristic of the syndrome.

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Case Studies

Evaluation of treatment response and symptom progression in 400 patients with visual snow syndrome

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This study evaluated treatment responses and symptom progression in 400 patients with visual snow syndrome using retrospective treatment questionnaires and prospective 30-day diaries to identify potentially useful or harmful drug categories.

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Case Report: Visual Snow Syndrome after Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - PubMed

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A 40-year-old man developed Visual Snow Syndrome with constant pulsating pixels throughout his visual field after mild concussions, with various treatments attempted including medications and tinted lenses.

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Reddit Comments

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It’s permanent. There isn’t really any treatment (maybe experimental stuff) and it’s rare and neurological so your eye doctor can’t see it and your neurologist might not even recognize your symptoms. They might think you have schizophrenia. The sympt...View more

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Cognitive impairment

thisappiswashedIcl

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case by case basis ig, depends on which symptoms and the intensity of the said symptoms that different people have, I doubt it involves any retinal for at least some people with vss. that's what makes this condition absolute bullshit to understand,...View more

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Yea! It's nice that some have a dent lol. 🩵 in the beginning I remember before being on a stable anti epileptic regimine, I was pretty miserable.

Antiepileptic drugs

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ItsMeCont

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I had bas anxiety too btw, I was given gabapentin and some anfi seizure med (I never had a seizure) please don't self medicate but speak to a doctor, this is very treatable

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