%0 Journal Article %T Antiepil¨¦pticos de tercera generaci¨®n %A Pozo Lauz¨¢n %A Desiderio %A Pozo Alonso %A Albia %J Revista Cubana de Pediatr£¿-a %D 2010 %I Editorial Ciencias M¨¦dicas %X there are many first and second generation antiepilectic drugs available in the international marked and also in cuba. however, not all are satisfactory for the crisis control due to difficulties of tolerance and toxicity, and to its pharmacokinetic properties. authors offer a review on the main three generation antiepilectic drugs that in past years have been researched to increase its effectiveness and to minimize its side effects, and entered in the therapeutical array. some drugs underwent clinical and experimental trials. %K third generation antiepilectics %K refractory epilepsy %K antiepilectic effectiveness. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75312010000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en