NCIt definition : A functionalized amino acid compound specifically synthesized as an anticonvulsive
drug to use as add-on therapy for partial-onset seizures with antinociceptive and
neuroprotective activities. Lacosamide selectively enhances slow inactivation of voltage-gated
sodium channels without affecting fast inactivation, thereby stabilizing hyperexcitabe
neuronal membranes. Furthermore, this agent binds to collapsin response mediator protein
2 (CRMP2; DPYSL2), a cytosolic phosphoprotein expressed in most tissues. In the nervous
system, CRMP2 acts as a mediator of growth cone collapse as well as modifies axon
number, length, and neuronal polarity.;