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. 2012 Aug 6;109(42):E2895–E2903. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1121081109

Table 1.

Acute effects of different antiepileptic drugs in hAPPJ20 mice

FDA-approved antiepileptic drugs Acute injection dose (mg/kg) Fraction of mice with >50% spike reduction Change in spikes relative to baseline (%)* Statistical significance Effect
Ethosuximide 400 1/6 −0.8 (± 18.9) P = 0.96 None
Gabapentin 100 0/4 −10.3 (± 12.1) P = 0.45 None
Levetiracetam 200 7/7 −70.6 (± 4.9) P < 0.0001 Suppression
Phenytoin 100 0/3 +183.2 (± 48.7) P = 0.043 Exacerbation
Pregabalin 200 0/3 +87.7 (± 14.6) P = 0.026 Exacerbation
Valproic acid 300 0/4 +20.3 (± 15.4) P = 0.28 None
Vigabatrin 300 0/4 +0.8 (± 15.6) P = 0.96 None

*Over a period of 6 h postinjection.

One-sample t test compared to baseline.