Primidone, phenobarbitai and PEMA
1983; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1212/wnl.33.3.291
ISSN1526-632X
AutoresBlaise F. D. Bourgeois, W. E. Dodson, James A. Ferrendelli,
Tópico(s)Ion channel regulation and function
ResumoNeurotoxicity and protection against maximal electroshock (MES) and pentylenetrazol (Metrazol) seizures were determined in mice for various combinations of primidone (PRM), phenobarbital (PB), and phenyl-ethylmalonamide (PEMA). The results suggest that PRM and PB together are superior to either one alone in terms of spectrum of activity and relative toxicity. The protection against Metrazol and the toxicity of PB are both potentiated by PEMA at low concentrations. PEMA also potentiates the toxicity of combined PRM plus PB, without altering their protection against MES, thus lowering their therapeutic index. We conclude that PRM and PB together have an advantage over PB alone, especially when their brain concentration ratio is at or above 1 and PEMA concentrations are low. These conditions are usually not present at steady state in patients treated with PRM.
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