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The Neurobiology Of Antiepileptic Drugs, Michael Rogawski, Wolfgang Löscher
The Neurobiology Of Antiepileptic Drugs, Michael Rogawski, Wolfgang Löscher
Michael A. Rogawski
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) provide satisfactory control of seizures for most patients with epilepsy. The drugs have the remarkable ability to protect against seizures while permitting normal functioning of the nervous system. AEDs act on diverse molecular targets to selectively modify the excitability of neurons so that seizure-related firing is blocked without disturbing non-epileptic activity. This occurs largely through effects on voltage-gated sodium and calcium channels, or by promoting inhibition mediated by GABA-A (γ-aminobutyric acid, type A) receptors. The subtle biophysical modifications inchannel behaviour that are induced by AEDs are often functionally opposite to defects in channel properties that are caused …
Neurosteroids: Endogenous Modulators Of Seizure Susceptibility, Michael A. Rogawski, Doodipala S. Reddy
Neurosteroids: Endogenous Modulators Of Seizure Susceptibility, Michael A. Rogawski, Doodipala S. Reddy
Michael A. Rogawski
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