Anti-convulsant

A method of treating epilepsy and other convulsive disorders comprising administering an N-substituted amino-benzamide selected from the group consisting of 4-amino-N-phenyl-benzamide, 4-amino-N-cyclohexyl-benzamide, 4-amino-N-amyl-benzamide, 4-amino-N-benzyl-benzamide, 4-amino-N,N-(di-n-propyl)-benzamide, 4-amino-N-(n-hexyl)-benzamide, 4-amino-N-(n-butyl)-benzamide, 3-amino-N-(alpha-methylbenzyl)-benzamide, 2-amino-N-(alpha-methylbenzyl)-benzamide, and 4-amino-N-(alpha-methylbenzyl)-benzamide.