Advanced search
Publication Cover
Postgraduate Medicine Volume 102, 1997 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
16
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

New antiepileptic drugs

Overcoming the limitations of traditional therapy

Joseph I. Sirven Dr Sirven and Dr Liporace are staff neurologists, Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and assistant professors of neurology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.
, MD &
Joyce D. Liporace Dr Sirven and Dr Liporace are staff neurologists, Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and assistant professors of neurology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.
, MD
Pages 147-162 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015
 
Sample our Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days

PREVIEW

Approval of several antiepileptic drugs since 1993 has implications for primary care physicians who are treating epileptic patients. How do these new agents differ from standard therapy? What advantages do they offer? The authors of this article take a comprehensive look at five new agents—felbamate, fosphenytoin, gabapentin, lamotrigine, and topiramate.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.