AMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS SELECTIVE ANTAGONISTS OF NMDA RECEPTORS

摘要

A class of styryl amidine derivatives which are antagonists of the hum NMDA receptor, being selective for those containing the NR2B subunit, are active in the treatment and/or prevention of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, in particular neuropathic pain and headache, specifically migraine, whils displaying fewer ataxic and related side-effects associated with other classes of NMDA receptor antagonists.