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Biochemical markers of bone and mineral metabolism and bone mineral density of the lumbar spine were measured at baseline and at six months. Results In the LEV monotherapy group, the bone formation markers showed a significant decrease in serum alkaline phosphatase and serum osteocalcin levels while the bone resorption marker showed a significant increase in urinary deoxypyridinoline levels. After six months of treatment, bone mineral density showed a significant decrease in all treated groups, while among monotherapy groups, this significant decrease was more prevalent in the LEV monotherapy group compared with the LTG monotherapy group. Furthermore, there was significant negative correlation between urinary deoxypyridinoline levels and bone mineral density in the LEV monotherapy group. Conclusion Using new generation antiepileptics, LEV monotherapies and polytherapy showed harmful effects on bone but LTG did not.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/0004-282x20180068","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,27]],"date-time":"2018-07-27T22:58:51Z","timestamp":1532732331000},"page":"452-458","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Levetiracetam and lamotrigine effects as mono- and polytherapy on bone mineral density in epileptic patients"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"76","author":[{"given":"Sahar Mohamed","family":"El-Haggar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tanta University, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tarek Mohamed","family":"Mostafa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tanta University, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Horeya Mohamed Sad","family":"Allah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alexandria University, 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