In this book, emphasis is placed on the scientific background leading to the discovery of valproate, and its clinical development into one of the most widely used antiepileptic drugs, a milestone in drug therapy. It reviews the state of the drug, and looks at hypotheses on its mechanisms of action, its metabolism into pharmacologically active metabolites, its unique distribution characteristics, and its various clinical uses.
In this book, emphasis is placed on the scientific background leading to the discovery of valproate, and its clinical development into one of the most...
Since the fortuitous discovery of its anticonvulsant activIty in 1962, valproate has established itself worldwide as a major antiepileptic drug against several types of epileptic seizures. Clinical experience with valpro ate has continued to grow in recent years, including use of valproate for diseases other than epilepsy, for example in bipolar disorders and migraine. In this volume on valproate emphasis is placed on the scientific back ground leading to the discovery of val pro ate, its subsequent pharmacologi cal and toxicological characterization, and its clinical development into one of...
Since the fortuitous discovery of its anticonvulsant activIty in 1962, valproate has established itself worldwide as a major antiepileptic drug agains...
