A COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF IN ENHANCING A THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF AN ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG

摘要

A composition and a method for the use of the composition for enhancing a therapeutic effect of an antiepileptic drug in treating a seizure in a status epilepticus in an animal. A composition includes a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist and an antiepileptic drug, wherein the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist is present in an amount effective to enhance a therapeutic effect of the antiepileptic drug in treating a seizure in a status-epilepticus in an animal. A method of use of a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist for enhancing a therapeutic effect of an antiepileptic drug in treating a seizure in a status epilepticus in an animal, the method includes administering the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist and the antiepileptic drug, wherein the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist is administered to the animal prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent to administering the antiepileptic drug in an amount effective to enhance the therapeutic effect of the antiepileptic drug.