Antiepileptic

Introduction: Antiepileptic

Description of Antiepileptic

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

Antiepileptic: Medicine to stop, prevent, or control seizures (convulsions).
Source: Diseases Database

Terms associated with Antiepileptic:

Terms Similar to Antiepileptic:

• Antiepileptic agents
• Anticonvulsant drugs

Source: Diseases Database

• anticonvulsant
• anticonvulsant drug
• antiepileptic drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Antiepileptic:

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

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Antiepileptic

• medicine
• medication
• medicament
• medicinal drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Antiepileptic

• anticonvulsant

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Antiepileptic

The following list attempts to classify Antiepileptic 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

External links related to: Antiepileptic

• Carbamazepine versus phenobarbitone monotherapy for epilepsy (Cochrane Review)
• Anticonvulsant drugs for acute and chronic pain (Cochrane Review)
• Anti-epileptic drugs for preventing seizures following acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
• Magnesium sulphate and other anticonvulsants for women with pre-eclampsia (Cochrane Review)
• Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Antiepileptic Drugs: An Overview : Article by Juan G Ochoa, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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