OBJECTIVE: To review the relationship between calcium ion channel and epilepsy for well investigating the pathogenesis of epilepsy and probing into the new therapeutic pathway of epilepsy. DATA SOURCES: A computer-based online research Calcium ion channel and epilepsy related articles published between January 1994 and December 2006 in the CKNI and Wanfang database with the key words of “calcium influxion, epilepsy, calcium-channel blocker”. The language was limited to Chinese. At the same time, related articles published between January 1993 and December 2006 in Pubmed were searched for on online with the key words of “calcium influxion, epilepsy” in English. STUDY SELECTION: The materials were selected firstly. Inclusive criteria: ① Studies related to calcium ion channel and the pathogenesis of epilepsy. ② Studies on the application of calcium ion channel blocker in the treatment of epilepsy. Exclusive criteria: repetitive or irrelated studies. DATA EXTRACTION: According to the criteria, 123 articles were retrieved and 93 were excluded due to repetitive or irrelated studies. Altogether 30 articles met the inclusive criteria, 11 of them were about the structure and characters of calcium ion channel, 10 about calcium ion channel and the pathogenesis of epilepsy and 9 about calcium blocker and the treatment of epilepsy. DATA SYNTHESIS: Calcium ion channels mainly consist of voltage dependent calcium channel and receptor operated calcium channel. Depolarization caused by voltage gating channel-induced influxion is the pathological basis of epileptic attack, and it is found in many studies that many anti-epileptic drugs have potential and direct effect to rivalizing voltage-dependent calcium ion channel. CONCLUSION: Calcium influxion plays an important role in the seizure of epilepsy. Some calcium antagonists seen commonly are being tried in the clinical therapy of epilepsy that is being explored, not applied in clinical practice. If there are enough evidences to justify its effect in epilepsy, there will be considerable clinical significance. OBJECTIVE: To review the relationship between calcium ion channel and epilepsy for well investigating the pathogenesis of epilepsy and probing into the new therapeutic pathway of epilepsy. DATA SOURCES: A computer-based online research Calcium ion channel and epilepsy related articles published between January 1994 and December 2006 in the CKNI and Wanfang database with the key words of “calcium influxion, epilepsy, calcium-channel blocker ”. The language was limited to Chinese. At the same time, related articles published between January 1993 and December 2006 in Pubmed were searched for on online with the key words of “calcium influxion, epilepsy ” in English. STUDY SELECTION: The materials were selected initially. Inclusive criteria: ① Studies related to calcium ion channel and the pathogenesis of epilepsy. application of calcium ion channel blocker in the treatment of epilepsy. Exclusive criteria: repetitive or irrelated studies. DATA EXTRACTION: According to t He criteria, 123 articles were retrieved and 93 were excluded due to repetitive or irrelated studies. Altogether 30 articles met the criteria, 11 of them were about the structure and characters of calcium ion channel, 10 about calcium ion channel and the pathogenesis of epilepsy and 9 about calcium blocker and the treatment of epilepsy. DATA SYNTHESIS: Calcium ion channels mainly consist of voltage dependent calcium channel and receptor operated calcium channel. Depolarization caused by voltage gating channel-induced influxion is the pathological basis of epileptic attack, and it is found in many studies that many potential anti-epileptic drugs have potential and direct effect to rivalizing voltage-dependent calcium ion channels. CONCLUSION: Calcium influxion plays an important role in the seizure of epilepsy. Some calcium antagonists seen are are tried in the clinical therapy of epilepsy that is being explored, not applied in clinical practice. If there are enough evidences to jjustify its effect in epilepsy, there will be comparable clinical significance.