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How does Lamictal affect the brain?: Basic

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Brain cells need to work (fire) at a certain rate to function normally. During a seizure, brain cells are forced to work much more rapidly than normal. Lamictal helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure requires them to. In this way, seizures can be stopped when they are just beginning.


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