title: The pharmacological treatment of epilepsy.
abstract: A short classification and brief clinical description of epileptic seizures are presented. The pharmacokinetic principles underlying modern drug treatment of epileptic seizures are discussed and the drug(s) of choice for different seizure types are listed according to their clinical efficacy. The current view of using single-drug therapy rather than polypharmacy, whenever possible, is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000188:drug therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000188:drug therapy; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000188:drug therapy; D005013:Ethosuximide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011324:Primidone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000188:drug therapy; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D011324:Primidone; D002220:Carbamazepine; D002998:Clonazepam; D005013:Ethosuximide; D010672:Phenytoin; D010634:Phenobarbital