title: Anticonvulsant drug or neuromodulator? The growing case for anticonvulsant uses beyond epilepsy.
abstract: Epilepsy drugs were often used for other disorders before their effectiveness in epilepsy was fully appreciated, and the efficacy of newer antiepileptic drugs for conditions other than epilepsy is now being studied.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. cwb11@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Carl W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bazil
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents