Bis(Fluorophenyl)alkylamides have been chemically synthesized which possess beneficial pharmacological properties (e.g., anticonvulsant activity) useful for the treatment of neurological disease or disorders, such as, for example, epilepsy, convulsions, and seizure disorders. The preferred compounds of the invention also cause little sedation and have high therapeutic and protective indices in animal models of epilepsy. These compounds further possess long pharmacologic half-lives, which, in practical clinical therapeutic application, should translate into once-a-day dosing, of great benefit to patients suffering from these diseases and/or disorders. These compounds may also be of further clinical utility in the treatment of other diseases and disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems, or diseases or disorders affected by them, including, but not limited to, spasticity, skeletal muscle spasms and pain, restless leg syndrome, anxiety and stress, and bipolar disorder.
双(
氟苯基)烷基酰胺已被
化学合成,具有有益的药理特性(如抗惊厥活性),可用于治疗神经系统疾病或紊乱,如癫痫、抽搐和癫痫发作紊乱等。本发明的优选化合物也几乎不会引起镇静,在癫痫动物模型中具有较高的治疗和保护指数。这些化合物还具有较长的药理半衰期,在实际临床治疗应用中,可实现一天一次给药,对这些疾病和/或失调患者大有裨益。这些化合物在治疗中枢和周围神经系统的其他疾病和失调,或受其影响的疾病或失调,包括但不限于痉挛、骨骼肌痉挛和疼痛、不安腿综合征、焦虑和压力,以及躁郁症等方面,也可能具有进一步的临床效用。