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Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures can occur due to many different cellular or biochemical changes such as alterations in ion channel function,neurotransmitter level (excitatory and inhibitory) , neurotransmitter receptor function, energy metabolism,electrolytes level and oxidative stress. This study investigate that atorvastatin and L-carnitine had antiepileptic effects through their action on cholesterol biosynthesis, free radicals ,electrolytes and glutamate receptors.

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Dr. Uday Abdul-Reda Hussein is the head of the clinical laboratory sciences department and a lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Thi-Qar, who has received a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Al-Nahrain , Iraq in 2014.

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