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. Topamax helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure requires...

Carbamazepine blocks frequency-, use- and voltage-dependent neuronal sodium channels, and therefore limits repetitive firing of action potentials. It also affects calcium...

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:...