Medicamentos para o sistema nervoso

The nervous system can be affected by a wide range of diseases and medical conditions and there are hundreds of medicines available to treat them. Symptoms of Doença de Parkinson are often managed with medicines such as co-beneldopa, co-careldopa ou ropinirole. The progression of doença de Alzheimer may be slowed by medicines such as donepezila ou memantina. Epilepsia covers a range of conditions where over-activity of the brain leads to seizures. Seizures can be controlled with anti-convulsant medicines such as carbamazepina, lamotrigina, levetiracetam ou valproato de sódio.