WelcometoPharmacology.ppt

Welcome to Pharmacology Chapter 18 Antiepileptic Anticonvulsive Drugs Section 1  Antiepileptic Drugs Epilepsy Epilepsy is a heterogeneous symptom complex, a chronic disorder characterized by sudden, transit and recurrent seizures which are episodes of brain dysfunction resulting from abnormal discharge of focal cerebral neuron and diffusion to normal neuronal tissues. Somatic, sensory, automatic and psychotic Epilepsy Etiology incidence:0.5%~1% Primary epilepsy Secondary epilepsy Classifications Partial seizures (1)Simple partial seizures