Chemical Compound Review:
Etiracetam 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- yl)butanamide
Synonyms:
Etiracetamum, UCB-L059, ucb-L060, SureCN373194, UCB-6474, ...
Husum,
Bolwig,
Sánchez,
Mathé,
Hansen,
Pellock,
Glauser,
Bebin,
Fountain,
Ritter,
Coupez,
Shields,
Krauss,
Bergin,
Kramer,
Cho,
Reich,
Privitera,
Krakow,
Walker,
Otoul,
Sander,
Lynch,
Lambeng,
Nocka,
Kensel-Hammes,
Bajjalieh,
Matagne,
Fuks,
Patsalos,
Beyreuther,
Callizot,
Stöhr,
Post,
Altshuler,
Frye,
Suppes,
McElroy,
Keck,
Leverich,
Kupka,
Nolen,
Luckenbaugh,
Walden,
Grunze,
Perucca,
Löscher,
Reissmüller,
Ebert,
Kossoff,
Bergey,
Freeman,
Vining,
Poulain,
Margineanu,
Konitsiotis,
Pappa,
Mantas,
Mavreas,
Shannon,
Yang,
Pennell,
Patsalos,
Aeby,
Poznanski,
Verheulpen,
Wetzburger,
Van Bogaert,
Papp,
Kinrys,
Wygant,
Pardo,
Melo,
Johannessen,
Helde,
Brodtkorb,
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- Improvement of a patient with stuttering on levetiracetam. Paola Canevini, M., Chifari, R., Piazzini, A. Neurology (2002)
- Levetiracetam may be more effective for late-onset partial epilepsy. Bazil, C.W., Rose, A., Resor, S., Yapicular, B., Hirsch, L.J. Arch. Neurol. (2002)
- Preliminary observations on the effectiveness of levetiracetam in the open adjunctive treatment of refractory bipolar disorder. Post, R.M., Altshuler, L.L., Frye, M.A., Suppes, T., McElroy, S.L., Keck, P.E., Leverich, G.S., Kupka, R., Nolen, W.A., Luckenbaugh, D.A., Walden, J., Grunze, H. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. (2005)
- An open-label study of levetiracetam for the treatment of social anxiety disorder. Simon, N.M., Worthington, J.J., Doyle, A.C., Hoge, E.A., Kinrys, G., Fischmann, D., Link, N., Pollack, M.H. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. (2004)
- Levetiracetam for treatment-refractory posttraumatic stress disorder. Kinrys, G., Wygant, L.E., Pardo, T.B., Melo, M. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. (2006)
- Safety and efficacy of levetiracetam for patients with panic disorder: results of an open-label, fixed-flexible dose study. Papp, L.A. The Journal of clinical psychiatry (2006)
- Levetiracetam psychosis in children with epilepsy. Kossoff, E.H., Bergey, G.K., Freeman, J.M., Vining, E.P. Epilepsia (2001)
- The synaptic vesicle protein SV2A is the binding site for the antiepileptic drug levetiracetam. Lynch, B.A., Lambeng, N., Nocka, K., Kensel-Hammes, P., Bajjalieh, S.M., Matagne, A., Fuks, B. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2004)
- Long-term continuation of levetiracetam in patients with refractory epilepsy. Krakow, K., Walker, M., Otoul, C., Sander, J.W. Neurology (2001)
- Pharmacokinetic profile of levetiracetam: toward ideal characteristics. Patsalos, P.N. Pharmacol. Ther. (2000)
- Treating seizures in patients with brain tumors: Drug interactions between antiepileptic and chemotherapeutic agents. Vecht, C.J., Wagner, G.L., Wilms, E.B. Semin. Oncol. (2003)
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- Levetiracetam concentrations in serum and in breast milk at birth and during lactation. Johannessen, S.I., Helde, G., Brodtkorb, E. Epilepsia (2005)
- Clinical pharmacokinetics of new-generation antiepileptic drugs at the extremes of age. Perucca, E. Clinical pharmacokinetics. (2006)
- 2005 AES Annual Course: Evidence Used to Treat Women with Epilepsy. Pennell, P.B. Epilepsia (2006)
- Levetiracetam opposes the action of GABAA antagonists in hypothalamic neurones. Poulain, P., Margineanu, D.G. Neuropharmacology (2002)
- Levetiracetam does not alter the pharmacokinetics of an oral contraceptive in healthy women. Ragueneau-Majlessi, I., Levy, R.H., Janik, F. Epilepsia (2002)
- Anticonvulsant efficacy of gabapentin and levetiracetam in phenytoin-resistant kindled rats. Löscher, W., Reissmüller, E., Ebert, U. Epilepsy Res. (2000)
- In vitro evaluation of potential drug interactions with levetiracetam, a new antiepileptic agent. Nicolas, J.M., Collart, P., Gerin, B., Mather, G., Trager, W., Levy, R., Roba, J. Drug Metab. Dispos. (1999)
- Seizure susceptibility of neuropeptide-Y null mutant mice in amygdala kindling and chemical-induced seizure models. Shannon, H.E., Yang, L. Epilepsy Res. (2004)
- Levetiracetam prevents changes in levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide Y mRNA and of Y1- and Y5-like receptors in the hippocampus of rats undergoing amygdala kindling: implications for antiepileptogenic and mood-stabilizing properties. Husum, H., Bolwig, T.G., Sánchez, C., Mathé, A.A., Hansen, S.L. Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. (2004)
- Levetiracetam for phasic spasticity in multiple sclerosis. Hawker, K., Frohman, E., Racke, M. Arch. Neurol. (2003)
- Pharmacokinetic study of levetiracetam in children. Pellock, J.M., Glauser, T.A., Bebin, E.M., Fountain, N.B., Ritter, F.J., Coupez, R.M., Shields, W.D. Epilepsia (2001)
- Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography applied for separation of levetiracetam from other antiepileptic drugs in polypharmacy. Ivanova, M., Piunti, A., Marziali, E., Komarova, N., Raggi, M.A., Kenndler, E. Electrophoresis (2003)
- Levetiracetam efficacy in epileptic syndromes with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep: experience in 12 cases. Aeby, A., Poznanski, N., Verheulpen, D., Wetzburger, C., Van Bogaert, P. Epilepsia (2005)
- Efficacy of levetiracetam: a review of three pivotal clinical trials. Privitera, M. Epilepsia (2001)
- Fast and sustained efficacy of levetiracetam during titration and the first 3 months of treatment in refractory epilepsy. French, J., di Nicola, S., Arrigo, C. Epilepsia (2005)