EVALUATION OF ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF LEAVES OF SOLANUM TRILOBATUM LINN IN ALBINO RATS

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases and affects people of all ages, races, social classes, and geographical locations. Epilepsy is a disease of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate seizures and by the neuro biologic, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of seizure recurrences. (Fisher RS,et al.,2004.) Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable disorder of the brain that Epilepsy affects people of all age. WHO 2014. It is defined as having two or more unprovoked seizures. It is characterized by recurrent seizures which are brief episodes of involuntary movement that may involve a part of the body (partial) or the entire body (generalized).