title: Medical treatment and pharmacology of antiepileptic drugs.
abstract: Antiepileptic drugs are effective even when metabolic, infectious, or structural lesions are present. Therefore, the underlying cause should be sought, and not just the seizure treated. After this is done, the drug therapy can be directed to controlling the seizure.
authors.affiliation: Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Dodson
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002220:Carbamazepine; D010672:Phenytoin