Various pharmacological agents in the pipeline against intractable epilepsy
Abdul Waris,
Muhammad Asim,
Ata Ullah
et al.
Abstract:Epilepsy is a noncommunicable chronic neurological disorder affecting people of all ages, with the highest prevalence in low and middle‐income countries. Despite the pharmacological armamentarium, the plethora of drugs in the market, and other treatment options, 30%–35% of individuals still show resistance to the current medication, termed intractable epilepsy/drug resistance epilepsy, which contributes to 50% of the mortalities due to epilepsy. Therefore, the development of new drugs and agents is needed to m… Show more
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