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New - How does Banzel affect the brain?: Basic
Created by ETPat12/30/2008 - 11:57am|44 Views
Brain cells (neurons) 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. How Banzel helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure...
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New - How does Depakote affect the brain?: Basic
Created by ETPat01/14/2005 - 7:30am|743 Views
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. Depakote helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure requires...
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New - How does Keppra affect the brain?: Basic
Created by ETPat04/03/2007 - 10:24am|1190 Views
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. How Keppra helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure requires...
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New - How does Keppra XR affect the brain?: Basic
Created by ETPat09/19/2008 - 5:19am|75 Views
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. How Keppra XR helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure requires...
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New - How does Sabril affect the brain?: Basic
Created by ETPat12/31/2009 - 7:59am|4 Views
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. Sabril makes chemical changes in the brain that slow down brain cell firing during...
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New - How does Vimpat affect the brain?: Basic
Created by ETPat12/30/2008 - 5:53am|150 Views
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. How Vimpat helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure requires...
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New - Mechanisms of action of Carbatrol: Professional
Created by ETPat12/03/2004 - 7:21am|87 Views
Carbamazepine blocks frequency-, use- and voltage-dependent neuronal sodium channels, and therefore limits repetitive firing of action potentials. It also affects calcium...
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New - Mechanisms of action of Phenytek: Professional
Created by ETPat03/08/2005 - 9:46am|36 Views
In chemical structure, Phenytek (extended-release phenytoin) is related to the barbiturates. The mechanism of action is not definitely known, but extensive research strongly...
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New - The Human Brain
Created by ETPat02/07/2007 - 11:07am|2988 Views
The Brain The upper brain, or cerebrum, is divided into left and right halves, called cerebral hemispheres. These are connected by a bundle of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum. Each cerebral hemisphere contains four lobes:...