. 2012 Jan 20;8:7–14. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S22605

Table 2.

Nonepilepsy uses of RTG and other AEDs: CBZ, GBP, LTG, OXC, and TPM

AEDs^*	Nonepilepsy indications

	Neuropathic pain	Bipolar disorder	Dystonia	Cocaine addiction	Alzheimer’s disease
RTG	+^a	+^a	+^a	+^a	+^a,^b
CBZ	+/−	+	+^c	+/−	+
GBP	+	+/−	+/−	+/−	+^d
LTG	+	+	−^a	+/−	+^d
OXC	+	+/−	+	+	−
TPM	+/−	+/−	+	+/−	+

Notes: +, drug effective; +/−, controversial data; −, drug ineffective;

experimental data;

initial clinical data;

dystonia as a result of drug toxicity;

limited number of patients.

All data are from references,39,62–79 except for RTG, which are from references.40–43,45–47

Abbreviations: AED, antiepileptic drug; CBZ, carbamazepine; GBP, gabapentin; LTG, lamotrigine; OXC, oxcarbazepine; RTG, retigabine; TPM, topiramate.