Open AccessAdd-on Effect of Levetiracetam on Cognitive Activity of Carbamazepine and Topiramate Treated Healthy Rats
Author(s) -
Priti Dhande,
Satish Balaji Gonarkar,
Dhara Sanghavi,
Vijaya Pandit
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12654.6110
Subject(s) - topiramate , levetiracetam , carbamazepine , anesthesia , anticonvulsant , morris water navigation task , medicine , epilepsy , psychology , pharmacology , cognition , psychiatry
Many antiseizure drugs are used for non-epileptic indications like bipolar disorder, anxiety, neuropathic pain, prophylaxis of migraine, etc. Cognitive problems are known with many of these agents in epileptic situations but not to that extent in other situations. The antiepileptic Levetiracetam has been shown to improve a range of cognitive abilities.