Description
Antiepileptic Drugs
• ‘SEIZURES’ Are episodes of abnormal electri-cal activity
in the cortical neurons that cause involuntary movements, sensations, or thoughts
• ‘EPILEPSY’, is a group of neurological disease characterized by reccurent seizures.
• CLASSIFICATION OF SEIZURES WITH CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
• Possible causes include
• Antiepileptics inhibit the neuronal
discharge or its spread in one or more of
the following ways.
• Clinical Classification Of Antiseizure Drugs
• Drugs For Generalized Epilepsy
• Hydantoin (Phenytoin,Fosphenytoin)
• Pharmacokinetics
• Effects On Fetus (Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome)
• Barbiturates (phenobarbitone)
• Benzodiazepins
• Therapeutic Uses
1.Anxiety Disorders
• Ethosuxamide
• Carbamazepin
- Subject:- Pharmacology
- Course:- B.pharm (pharmacy),
- Semester:- 5th sem , sem :- 5
