Mechanisms of Action of Antiepileptic Drugs

Download or read book Mechanisms of Action of Antiepileptic Drugs written by H. Steve White and published by Professional Communications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanisms of Action of Antiepileptic Drugs provides a review of all of the mechanisms of action (MOA) of each of the classes of antiepileptic drugs. This is a graphic-intensive text, with detailed illustrations of the various MOA. Introductory and concluding chapters discuss the relevance of MOA to clinical practice. A brief review of neurophysiology of normal and epileptic neurons is followed by individual chapters dedicated to the MOA of each class of antiepileptic drug.