Treating neurological disorders using selective antagonists...

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C514S443000, C514S448000

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides methods of treating neurological disorders in a mammal by administering to the mammal an effective amount of a selective persistent sodium channel antagonist that has at least 20-fold selectivity for persistent sodium current relative to transient sodium current.

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