Daniele Piomelli, Giorgio Tarzia, Andrea Duranti, Andrea Tontini, Marco Mor, Timothy R. Compton, Olivier Dasse, Edward P. Monaghan, Jeff A. Parrott, David M. Putman
ABSTRACTEthosuximide, 2‐ethyl‐2‐methylsuccinimide, has been used extensively for “petit mal” seizures and it is a valuable agent in studies of absence epilepsy. In the treatment of epilepsy, ethosuximide has a narrow therapeutic profile. It is the drug of choice in the monotherapy or combination therapy of children with generalized absence (petit mal) epilepsy. Com...... hiện toàn bộ
Tim De Smedt, Robrecht Raedt, Kristl Vonck, Paul Boon
ABSTRACTThe objective of this article was to review and summarize the available reports on the profile of the novel anticonvulsant drug levetiracetam (LEV) in a clinical setting. Therefore, a careful search was conducted in the MEDLINE database and combined with guidelines from regulatory agencies, proceedings of professional scientific meetings, and information pr...... hiện toàn bộ
Nikolajs Sjakste, Aleksandrs Gutcaits, Ivars Kalvinsh
ABSTRACTMildronate (3‐(2,2,2‐trimethylhydrazinium)propionate; MET‐88; meldonium, quaterine) is an antiischemic drug developed at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis. Mildronate was designed to inhibit carnitine biosynthesis in order to prevent accumulation of cytotoxic intermediate products of fatty acid β‐oxidation in ischemic tissues and to block this high...... hiện toàn bộ
Maddalena Ruggieri, Carlo Avolio, Paolo Livrea, María Trojano
ABSTRACTMultiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be primarily an inflammatory autoimmune disease. Over the last 5 years, our view of the pathogenesis of MS has evolved considerably. The axonal damage was recognized as an early event in the disease process and as an important determinant of long‐term disability. Therefore, the antiinflammatory and neuroprotective st...... hiện toàn bộ