Mechanism of Action
Sodium valproate is a weak blocker of sodium ion channels; it is also a weak inhibitor of enzymes that deactivate GABA such as GABA transaminase. It may also stimulate the synthesis of GABA, but the direct mechanism is not known. Because of its many mechanisms of action, sodium valproate has efficacy in all partial and generalised seizures including absence seizures.
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