Analysis of Medication Rule of Primary Epilepsy Based on Xiaocheng Yan’s Clinical Experience Collection of Epilepsy

Table 3

Mechanism of action of antiepileptic allopathic drugs.

No.	Category	Drugs	Mechanism of action	Side effects	References
1	Iminostilbene	Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine	Inhibition of neuronal Na + currents	Bone marrow suppression, skin rash, and visual disturbances	(Ambrósio et al.) [16]
2	Benzodiazepine	Clonazepam	Agonist action at the GABAA receptor	Drowsiness, cognitive impairment, and euphoria	(Campo-Soria et al.) [17]
3	Aliphatic carboxylic acid	Valproic acid	Increases the synthesis of GABA	Blurred vision, hair loss, change in appetite, and constipation	(Rosenberg) [18]
4		Levetiracetam	It modulates synaptic neurotransmitter release through binding to the synaptic vesicle protein SV2A in the brain	Vomiting, tiredness, throat irritation, headache, diarrhea, and cough	(Noachtar et al.) [19]
5		Topiramate	It inhibits the AMPA subtype glutamate receptor and blocks Na + channels. It also increases GABA activity at GABA receptors	Dizziness, somnolence, diarrhea, depression, and nystagmus	(Kenna et al.) [20]