3ALPHA, 5BETA-NEUROACTIVE STEROIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY AND SEIZURE DISEASES

摘要

The invention provides 3α5β–steroid compounds of general formula I. These compounds are useful in the treatment of epilepsy or comorbidities associated with epilepsy or conditions associated with convulsions, such as seizures associated with hypoxia; seizures associated with traumatic brain damage; seizures associated with intoxication; pathological changes caused by hyperexcitation; or in treatment of conditions accompanying epilepsy, such as affective disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and stress-related diseases, anxiety, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, related ischemic CNS damage, neurodegenerative changes and disorders, multiple sclerosis. The compounds of general formula I also show age-specific efficacy.