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Chapter 14
Antiepileptic Drugs
Question | Answer |
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Chronic, recurrent pattern of seizures | Epilepsy |
Brief episodes of abnormal electrical activity in nerve cells of the brain | Seizure |
Involuntary spasmodic contractions of any or all voluntary muscles throughout the body | Convulsion |
To control or prevent seizures while maintaining a reasonable quality of life _________________ are used. | Anticonvulsants |
Antiepileptics interfere with …….. | birth control and grapefruit juice |
Antiepileptic drugs | Valproic acid, Gabapentin, Lamotrigine, Felbamate, Levetiracetam, Topiramate, Zonisamide, Tiagabine, Pregabalin, Perampanel, Ezogabine, Vigabatrin, Eslicarbazepine, Clobazam, Brivaracetam |