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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Medical Therapy

Pharmacologic medical therapies for epilepsy is antiseizure drugs such as:

• Drugs that affect voltage-dependent Na+ channels
  • Carbamazepin
  • Eslicarbazepin
  • Lacosamide
  • Oxcarbazepine
  • Phenytoin
  • Rufinamide
• Drugs that affect Ca currents
  • Ethosuximide
• Drugs that affect GABA activity
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Phenobarbital
  • Tiagabine
  • Vigabatrin
• Drugs that affect glutamate receptor
  • Perampanel
• Drugs with multiple mechanisms of action
  • Felbamate
  • Topiramate
  • Valporate
• Drugs with other mechanisms of action
  • Brivaracetam
  • Gabapentin
  • Levetiracetam
  • Pregabalin