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bulletUseful anticonvulsant in a nutshell
bulletAnticonvulsants Overview
 
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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)
 
bulletParenteral anticonvulsant -  NL
bulletClassification of anticonvulsants by spectrum - NL
bulletStatus Epilepticus - NL
bulletSide effects of IV Phenytoin vs Fosphenytoin, Purple Glove Syndrome - NL
bulletBack to Epilepsy information center
bulletNew antiepileptic drugs - review - Postgrad Med July 97
bulletChoice of anticonvulsant in different type of seizures - BMJ  Jan 99
bulletReview of Epilepsy treatment - BMJ Jan 99
bulletAmerican Epilepsy Society

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