Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs, antiseizure drugs, or anti-seizure medications (ASM)) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents...

class of antiepileptic drugs, but it could have additional actions, since it has a broader spectrum of action than other sodium channel antiepileptic drugs...

Giovannelli F, Grillo E, Nardone R, Silvestrini M, et al. (January 2019). "Antiepileptic monotherapy in newly diagnosed focal epilepsy. A network meta-analysis"...

the maximal electroshock seizure (MES) test, that, like some other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), are believed to act through voltage-gated sodium channels...

analog of levetiracetam, a racetam derivative with anticonvulsant (antiepileptic) properties. It has been approved since 2016. It is marketed by the...

seizures. Seizures during surgery: A 2018 meta-analysis found that early antiepileptic treatment with either phenytoin or phenobarbital reduced the risk of...

believed to be greater than the risk of the medications. Among the antiepileptic medications, levetiracetam and lamotrigine seem to carry the lowest...

be given in conjunction with other antiepileptics due to the potential for reduced clearance of other antiepileptics (including carbamazepine, lamotrigine...

thought to be genetic in origin, and is heritable. It is treated with antiepileptics. Rage syndrome has been known by a variety of names since it was discovered...

increase risk of cleft lip/cleft palate in infant. As is the case for all antiepileptic drugs, it is advisable not to suddenly discontinue topiramate as there...