Anticonvulsant

Introduction: Anticonvulsant

Description of Anticonvulsant

Anticonvulsant: (1) Preventing or arresting seizures. (2) An agent having such action. SYN: anticonvulsive, antiepileptic.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Anticonvulsant: A drug that prevents, reduces, or stops convulsions or seizures.
Source: National Institute of Health

Anticonvulsant: a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy).
Source: WordNet 2.1

Anticonvulsant: agent used to prevent seizures or reduce their severity.
Source: CRISP

Anticonvulsant: Drugs used to prevent SEIZURES or reduce their severity.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Anticonvulsant:

Terms Similar to Anticonvulsant:

• anticonvulsant drug
• antiepileptic
• antiepileptic drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Antiepileptic Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Seizures

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Anticonvulsant:

• carbamazepine
• clonazepam
• dizocilpine
• flurazepam
• gabapentin
• phenobarbital
• phenytoin
• thiopental
• valproate

Source - CRISP

• ethosuximide
• Emeside
• Zarontin
• hydantoin
• mephenytoin
• Mesantoin
• mephobarbital
• Mebaral
• metharbital
• Gemonil
• phensuximide
• Milontin
• primidone
• Mysoline
• valproic acid
• Depokene

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Anticonvulsant

• Central Nervous System Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• central nervous system depressant

Source - CRISP

• medicine
• medication
• medicament
• medicinal drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Anticonvulsant can be used for:

• antiepileptic
• lamotrigine
• mephenytoin
• pregabalin
• topiramate
• vigabatrin

Source: CRISP

The description of Anticonvulsant may also be used for the following terms:

• felbamate
• flunarizine

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Anticonvulsant

The following list attempts to classify Anticonvulsant into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Central Nervous System Agents
        • Anticonvulsants

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