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Levetiracetam

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(S)-2-(2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butanamide is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy. It is the S-enantiomer of etiracetam, structurally similar to the prototypical nootropic drug piracetam.

Levetiracetam inhibits high-voltage-activated calcium channels and reduces calcium release from intraneural stores[1]

Extended release

Medication guide FDA

Links

In myoclonic astatic epilepsy should be used with caution in children[2]

ATC

levetiracetam
[3]

Trinka E., et al 2015 Pharmacotherapy for Status Epilepticus Drugs 75:1499


Safraski J.-P.2015

Vrielynck P. Current and emerging treatments for absence seizures in young patients

Jackson J.-L. et al.2015

Caviness J. N. Treatment of myoclonus

deWolfe & Szafarski Levetiracetam use in the critical care setting

Q417227 at Wikidata  Interwiki via Wikidata


  1. ↑ newer antiepileptic drugs
  2. ↑ Paradoxical exacerbation of myoclonic-astatic seizures by levetiracetam in myoclonic astatic epilepsy. BMC paediatrics 15 6
  3. ↑ http://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=N03AX14&showdescription=yes
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