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Useful anticonvulsant in a nutshell
Anticonvulsants Overview
Anticonvulsant by year of availability in US:
Before 1993
* Phenobarbital
* Phenytoin (Dilantin)
* Primidone (Mysoline)
* Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
* Valproate (Depakote)
1993-1998:
* Felbamate (Felbatol)
* Gabapentin (Neurontin)
* Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
* Topiramate (Topamax)
* Tiagabine (Gabitril)
* Diazepam rectal (Diastat)
After 1999
* Vigabatrin (not available in US)
* Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
* Zonisamide (Zonegran)
* Levetiracetam (Keppra)
Parenteral anticonvulsant - NL
Classification of anticonvulsants by spectrum - NL
Status Epilepticus - NL
Side effects of IV Phenytoin vs Fosphenytoin
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Purple Glove Syndrome - NL
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New antiepileptic drugs - review - Postgrad Med July 97
Choice of anticonvulsant in different type of seizures - BMJ Jan 99
Review of Epilepsy treatment - BMJ Jan 99
American Epilepsy Society
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