Inhibition of T-type Ca(2+) channels has been proposed to play a role in the therapeutic action of succinimide antiepileptic drugs. Despite the widespread acceptance of this hypothesis, recent studies using rat and cat neurons have failed to confirm inhibition of
ACS chemical neuroscience, 7(3), 316-326 (2016-01-08)
Although the antiepileptic properties of α-substituted lactams, acetamides, and cyclic imides have been known for over 60 years, the mechanism by which they act remains unclear. I report here that these compounds bind to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and
Pharmacokinetics of N-desmethylmethsuximide in pediatric patients.
M V Miles et al.
The Journal of pediatrics, 114(4 Pt 1), 647-650 (1989-04-01)
A method for the determination of the anti-epileptic drug methsuximide (MSM) and its active metabolite N-desmethylmethsuximide (NDM) is presented. 5-Methyl-5-phenylhydantoin is used as the internal standard. A simple solid-phase extraction procedure utilizing disposable reversed-phase C18 columns is described. Samples are
We describe an improved "high-pressure" liquid-chromatographic assay for simultaneous determination in serum of the five major antiepileptic drugs (ethosuximide, primidone, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and carbamazepine) and N-desmethylmethsuximide (the compound that must be quantitated for therapeutic drug monitoring of the antiepileptic drug
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