objective(s) fabaceae is the third largest family of flowering plants. lack of essential oils in the plants of this family can be considered as an advantage and can favor them in search for safe and antiepileptic medicines. the effects of fabacea familyplants including ebenus stellata (e. stellata), sophora alopecuroides and caesalpinia gilliiesii were evaluated in pentylenetetrazole (ptz) and ...

To determine the relative efficacy and adverse effects of antidepressants and anticonvulsants in the treatment of diabetic neuroapathy and postherpetic neuralgia, published reports were identified from a variety of electronic databases, including Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and the Oxford Pain Relief Database, and from two previously published reviews. Additional studies were identifi...

Seventy percent of the AIDS patients have neurological complications. Seizures are one of the complications and can occur at any stage. Seizures can be life-threatening and treatment with anticonvulsants is warranted. The therapeutic dilemma occurs in this case because of the interactions between the anticonvulsants, especially the first generation anticonvulsants, with antiretroviral agents re...

Investigators from 7 centers in Korea conducted a prospective, multicenter study with patients randomized into two open-label, parallel groups and treated with either levetiracetam (LVT) or carbamazepine (CBZ) monotherapy for newly diagnosed focal epilepsy.

QUESTIONS Should patients with newly diagnosed brain tumours receive prophylactic anticonvulsants to reduce seizure risk? What is the best practice for patients with brain tumours who are taking anticonvulsant medications but who have never had a seizure? PERSPECTIVES Patients with primary or metastatic brain tumours who have never had a seizure still have a 20% risk of experiencing a seizure...

Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are a major public health issue and have an enormous social and economic burden in developed, developing, and third-world countries. Current pharmacotherapies for treating AUDs suffer from deleterious side effects and are only effective in preventing relapse in a subset of individuals. This signifies an essential need for improved medications to reduce heavy episodi...