Prospects of Levetiracetam as a Neuroprotective Drug against Status Epilepticus, Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
Levetiracetam (LEV) is an antiepileptic drug commonly used for the treatment of partial onset and generalized seizures. In addition to its neuromodulatory and neuroinhibitory effects via its binding to the synaptic vesicle protein SV2A, multiple studies have suggested neuroprotective properties for...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00172/full |