A review of the publications in traditional medicine indicates that the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Fabaceae, is recommended for treatment of epilepsy. As a renewable source, the leaves of G. glabra var. glandulifera growing in Iran were examined for possible anticonvulsant activity. The anticonvulsant activity of the leaves' ethanol extract and dichloromethane, f1, n-Hexane, f1A, and methan...

CONTEXT The herbal preparations of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) root bark are used in Nigerian ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy and febrile seizures. The scientific evidence for this effect has been reported. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify and characterize the active constituent responsible for the anticonvulsant effect. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bioactive-...

In this paper, the anticonvulsant characteristics of doxepin were evaluated in numerous experimental seizure models, including maximal electroshock (MES)-, pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-, isoniazid (ISO)-, 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MP)-, bicuculline (BIC)-, thiosemicarbazide (THIO)-, and strychnine (STR)-induced seizures. In addition, the acute adverse-effect profile of doxepin with respect to imp...

Various antiepileptic drugs were shown to be substrates for multidrug transporters at the level of the blood-brain barrier. These ATP-dependent efflux pumps actively limit brain accumulation of xenobiotics and drugs. Intrahippocampal oxcarbazepine perfusion in rat was previously shown to exert anticonvulsant effects associated with increases in extracellular dopamine and serotonin levels. In co...

Isatin derivatives are one of most potent anticonvulsant agent of natural origin. It has display potent anticonvulsant effect in a wide variety of preclinical anticonvulsant models. Till date various isatin derivatives have been synthesized and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity. This review is an attempt to compile the medicinal chemistry of various synthesized isatin analogs. Isatin and it...

Previous work has shown that medication errors related to anticonvulsants are common during the transition into the hospital for pediatric patients. The purpose of this work was to evaluate whether children with epilepsy admitted for reasons other than epilepsy experience nonoptimal care in anticonvulsant medication management preceding the occurrence of seizures. Using a retrospective cohort o...

characterized by epileptic seizures, which are evoked by unexpected, high-level neuronal discharges in the brain. Since the anticonvulsant agents currently used in the treatment of epilepsy have certain disadvantages such as notable side effects and inefficient therapy in some seizure types, a clear need for safer and more effective antiepileptic drugs is well known. Therefore the development o...

a series of 3-alkoxy-4-(4-(hexyloxy/heptyloxy) phenyl)-4h-1,2,4-triazole was synthesized. the anticonvulsant effect and neurotoxicity of the compounds were calculated with maximal electroshock (mes) test and rotarod tests with intraperitoneally injected mice. among the synthesized compounds, compound 3-heptyloxy-4-(4-(hexyloxy) phenyl)-4h-1,2,4-triazole (5f) was the most active one and also had...

A new series of 3-substituted (methyl, ethyl or phenyl)-3H-quinazolin-4-one derivatives (4a-l) were synthesized through condensation reaction of their potassium salts (3a-l) with methyl, ethyl and phenylisocyanate. The newly synthesized derivatives (4a-l) were evaluated for anticonvulsant activity. It was found that these compounds showed the highest anticonvulsant activity at low doses (50-100...

A new series of 4-chloro-N-(2-(substitutedphenyl)-4-oxothiazolidin-3-yl)-2-phenoxybenzamide derivatives were designed, synthesized and biologically evaluated as anticonvulsant agents. The designed compounds have the main essential functional groups for binding to the benzodiazepine receptors and 4-thiazolidinone ring as an anticonvulsant pharmacophore. Some of the new synthesized compounds show...