Psychopharmacology of anticonvulsants: do all anticonvulsants have the same mechanism of action?
Anticonvulsants are not a single therapeutic class, but are composed of multiple distinct subclasses with different mechanisms of action, efficacies, and side effects.
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Stephen M
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Stahl
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D018757:GABA Modulators / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050485:GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D027361:Organic Anion Transporters; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000187:drug effects
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018757:GABA Modulators; D050485:GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D027361:Organic Anion Transporters; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers; D015222:Sodium Channels