anti seizure drugs Flashcards

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Phenytoin

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Na+ channel blockers
-prefer inactivated state

-anti seizure

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lamotrigine

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Na+ channel blockers
-prefer inactivated state

-anti seizure

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Ethosuximide

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T-type Ca+ channel blocker

-anti seizure
only works for absent seizures

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4
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Levetiracetam

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Binds vesicle protein SV2A and prevents NT release

-anti seizure
broad spectrum

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Valproic acid

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Many mechanisms

-anti seizure
broad spectrum and combo therapy b/c of different pathways

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Carbamazepine

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Na+ channel blockers
-prefer inactivated state

-anti seizure

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