| Office | CIPO |
| Document type: | Patent |
| Inventor(s): | Luiz Eugenio Araujo De Moraes Mello; Simone Kastropil Benassi; Cristiane Gorgati; Cristina Gonçalves Massant |
| Applicant: | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Application Number: | CA 2516679 |
| IPC: | A61K 31/137 A61K 31/44 A61P 25/08 |
The use of antimuscarinic drugs, biperiden in special, as a medication for preventing the onset of epilepsy that might ensue after the condition of status epileticus, major head trauma, including those occasioned by neurosurgical trauma, and acute lesional events to the brain.
| Grantee: | Simone Kastropil Benassi |
| Principal Investigator: | Luiz Eugenio Araujo de Moraes Mello |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |