Although important advances have been made in treating epilepsy, we still await the miracle cure. Before looking forward we must look backward and this book provides that glimpse into the history of the development of treatment for epileptics. It brings together material from diverse sources to give a coherent narrative of the discovery and development of the drugs commonly used today.
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Preface Introduction The History of Epilepsy to AD 1850 Bromides - The Beginning of Medical Treatment Phenobarbitone - The First of Synthetic Chemistry Epilepsy in the 1930s - The Pre-Phenytpoin Era Phenytoin - A Major Advance After Phenytoin - 1937 to 1963 Carbamazepine Status Epilepticus and the Benzodiazepines Sodium Valproate Development of Modern Antiepileptic Drugs in the 1990s The Future Index
