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Zonisamide: History, Applications, Research & Regions

Zonisamide, sold under the brand name Zonegran among others, is a medication used to treat the symptoms of epilepsy and Parkinson's disease. Chemically it is a sulfonamide. It is most commonly used as an anti-seizure medication in patients with focal or generalized epilepsy.

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Zonisamide topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications, Research and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around Zonisamide.

Related topics
57
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
64
Extracted relationships
90
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
64

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Adverse effects · 31 topics
Pharmacokinetics · 6 topics
Mechanism of action · 5 topics
Overview · 5 topics
Research · 4 topics
History · 3 topics
Medical uses · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
N03AX15 (WHO)
Bioavailability
~100%
CAS Number
68291-97-4 Y
ChEBI
CHEBI:10127 Y

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Medical uses

Adverse effects

Mechanism of action

Pharmacokinetics

History

Research

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Zonisamide connects Entity context

The extracted context around Zonisamide shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Zonisamide → Asia, China, Dainippon Pharmaceutical, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma, Eisai, Eisai Co, Europe, Excegran It, Germany, In Europe, It, Japan, Ltd, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Uno, Zonegran Another extracted example is Zonisamide → Australia, Europe, However, In, Japan, Lennox-Gastaut, South Korea, There, United Kingdom, United States. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Zonisamide

Top relations

related to history · 18
Zonisamide → Asia, China, Dainippon Pharmaceutical, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma, Eisai, Eisai Co, Europe, Excegran It, Germany, In Europe, It, Japan, Ltd, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Uno, Zonegran
related to Epilepsy · 10
Zonisamide → Australia, Europe, However, In, Japan, Lennox-Gastaut, South Korea, There, United Kingdom, United States
related to Mechanism of action · 6
Zonisamide → GABAergic, In, It, More, T-type, The
related to Parkinson's disease · 6
Zonisamide → In, In Japan, It, Japan, Parkinson's, PD
Legal status · 4
Zonisamide → AU: S4 (Prescription only), EU: Rx-only, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only
related to Interactions · 3
Zonisamide → Additionally, CYP3A4, Wada
related to Metabolism · 3
Zonisamide → CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP3A7
3D model (JSmol) · 1
Zonisamide → Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com · 1
Zonisamide → Monograph
ATC code · 1
Zonisamide → N03AX15 (WHO)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

also epilepsy treatment united used medication states zonegran japan symptoms patients focal effects parkinson's disease cyp3a4 obesity metabolism approved europe

Zonisamide relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 90 structured relationships around Zonisamide. Examples in this analysis include Zonisamide → 3D model (JSmol) → Interactive image and Zonisamide → AHFS/Drugs.com → Monograph. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Zonisamide3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
ZonisamideAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
ZonisamideATC codeN03AX15 (WHO)1.00infobox
ZonisamideBioavailability~100%1.00infobox
ZonisamideCAS Number68291-97-4 Y1.00infobox
ZonisamideChEBICHEBI:10127 Y1.00infobox
ZonisamideChEMBLChEMBL750 Y1.00infobox
ZonisamideChemSpider5532 Y1.00infobox
ZonisamideCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID90460231.00infobox
ZonisamideDrugBankDB00909 Y1.00infobox
ZonisamideECHA InfoCard100.118.5261.00infobox
ZonisamideElimination half-life63 hours in plasma1.00infobox
ZonisamideExcretionKidney (62%); Faeces (3%)1.00infobox
ZonisamideFormulaC8H8N2O3S1.00infobox
ZonisamideIUPHAR/BPS70471.00infobox
ZonisamideKEGGD00538 Y1.00infobox
ZonisamideLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ZonisamideLegal statusUK: POM (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ZonisamideLegal statusUS: ℞-only1.00infobox
ZonisamideLegal statusEU: Rx-only1.00infobox
ZonisamideLicense dataUS DailyMed: Zonisamide1.00infobox
ZonisamideMedlinePlusa6030081.00infobox
ZonisamideMelting point162 °C (324 °F)1.00infobox
ZonisamideMetabolismLiver through CYP3A41.00infobox
ZonisamideMolar mass212.22 g·mol−11.00infobox
ZonisamidePDB ligandZON (PDBe, RCSB PDB)1.00infobox
ZonisamidePregnancy categoryAU: D1.00infobox
ZonisamideProtein binding40%1.00infobox
ZonisamidePubChem CID57341.00infobox
ZonisamideRoutes of administrationBy mouth1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Zonisamide bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Treatment, Absorption and Cyp3a4. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Zonisamide
    • Treatment
    • Absorption
    • Cyp3a4
    • Also
    • Effects
    • Symptoms
    • Zonegran
    • Used
    • Epilepsy
    • Adverse
    • Bioavailability
    • Metabolism
  • zonisamide
    • Treatment
    • Absorption
    • Cyp3a4
    • Also
    • Effects
    • Symptoms
    • Zonegran
    • Used
    • Epilepsy
    • Adverse
    • Bioavailability
    • Metabolism
  • epilepsy
    • Focal
    • Approved
    • Patients
    • Generalized
    • Name
    • Disease
    • Medication
    • Parkinson's
    • Europe
    • Zonegran
    • Japan
    • States
  • parkinson's disease
    • Disease
    • Parkinson's
    • Name
    • Approved
    • Symptoms
    • Zonegran
    • Japan
    • Epilepsy
    • Adverse
    • Bioavailability
    • Metabolism
    • Migraine
  • adverse effects
    • Depression
    • Effects
    • Metabolism
    • Cyp3a4
    • Obesity
    • Bioavailability
    • Migraine
    • Name
    • Absorption
    • Anhydrase
    • Carbonic
    • Disease
  • bioavailability
    • Metabolism
    • Migraine
    • Name
    • Cyp3a4
    • Depression
    • Disease
    • May
    • Obesity
    • Parkinson's
    • Approved
    • Effects
    • Europe
  • cyp3a4
    • Metabolism
    • Effects
    • Migraine
    • Name
    • Depression
    • Disease
    • Obesity
    • Parkinson's
    • Approved
    • Europe
    • Focal
    • Zonegran
  • medication
    • Commonly
    • Used
    • Epilepsy
    • Generalized
    • Name
    • Others
    • Treat
    • Disease
    • Parkinson's
    • Focal
    • Patients
    • Symptoms

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Zonisamide, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Zonisamide with Adverse effects. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ZonisamideAdverse effects · splits 33 ⟂ 32
ZonisamidePharmacokinetics · splits 58 ⟂ 7
ZonisamideOverview · splits 59 ⟂ 6
ZonisamideMechanism of action · splits 59 ⟂ 6
ZonisamideResearch · splits 60 ⟂ 5
ZonisamideMedical uses · splits 61 ⟂ 4
ZonisamideHistory · splits 61 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Zonisamide

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples90
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Zonisamide to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications, Research & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Zonisamide · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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