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Epilepsy and nerve pain

Antiepileptics by how they calm nerve firing, and the gabapentinoids for nerve pain. 8 drugs in 5 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 13 questions, about 4 minutes.

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The classes and their drugs

Sodium channel-blocking antiepilepticsBlocking neuronal sodium channels to stop rapid, repetitive firing
PhenytoinCarbamazepineLamotrigine
ValproateRaising brain GABA and blocking sodium channels for broad seizure control
Valproate
SV2A ligandsBinding synaptic vesicle protein 2A to damp neurotransmitter release
Levetiracetam
GabapentinoidsBinding the alpha-2-delta calcium channel subunit to cut transmitter release
GabapentinPregabalin
SuccinimidesBlocking T-type calcium channels in the thalamus to stop absence seizures
Ethosuximide

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