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Pharmacology of Antiepileptic Drugs

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Na +<br />

A = activation gate<br />

I = inactivation gate<br />

Anticonvulsants:<br />

Mechanisms <strong>of</strong> Action<br />

Voltage-gated sodium channel<br />

I<br />

Open Inactivated<br />

Carbamazepine<br />

Phenytoin<br />

McNamara JO. Goodman & Gilman’s. 9th ed. 1996:461-486.<br />

Na +<br />

X<br />

Na + Na +<br />

I<br />

Lamotrigine<br />

Valproate

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