Useful anticonvulsant in a nutshell Anticonvulsants Overview   Anticonvulsant by year of availability in US: Before 1993 * Phenobarbital * Phenytoin (Dilantin) * Primidone (Mysoline) * Carbamazepine (Tegretol) * Valproate (Depakote) 1993-1998:  * Felbamate (Felbatol) * Gabapentin (Neurontin) * Lamotrigine (Lamictal) * Topiramate (Topamax) * Tiagabine (Gabitril) * Diazepam rectal (Diastat) After 1999  * Vigabatrin (not available in US) * Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) * Zonisamide (Zonegran) * Levetiracetam (Keppra)   Parenteral anticonvulsant -  NL Classification of anticonvulsants by spectrum - NL Status Epilepticus - NL Side effects of IV Phenytoin vs Fosphenytoin, Purple Glove Syndrome - NL Back to Epilepsy information center New antiepileptic drugs - review - Postgrad Med July 97 Choice of anticonvulsant in different type of seizures - BMJ  Jan 99 Review of Epilepsy treatment - BMJ Jan 99 American Epilepsy Society