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ANTICONVULSANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
Synonyms:
anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anticonvulsant" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anticonvulsant"):
Emeside; ethosuximide; Zarontin (an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy)
gabapentin; Neurontin (an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles)
hydantoin (any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy)
mephenytoin; Mesantoin (a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective)
Mebaral; mephobarbital (a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy)
Gemonil; metharbital (anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy)
Milontin; phensuximide (anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal)
Mysoline; primidone (an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor)
Depokene; valproic acid (anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures)
Context examples:
A hydantoin derivative and a non-sedative antiepileptic agent with anticonvulsant activity.
(Phenytoin, NCI Thesaurus)
It may have some anticonvulsant properties.
(Mexiletine Hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It may cause blood dyscrasias, therefore, this agent was only used after other less toxic anticonvulsants had failed.
(Mephenytoin, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic analogue of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid with anticonvulsant activity.
(Gabapentin, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of anticonvulsant.
(Keppra, NCI Dictionary)
A dibenzazepine carboxamide derivative with an anticonvulsant property.
(Oxcarbazepine, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of anticonvulsant agent.
(Dilantin, NCI Dictionary)
Originally used as an anticonvulsant, aminoglutethimide also blocks adrenal steroidogenesis by inhibiting the enzymatic conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone.
(Aminoglutethimide, NCI Thesaurus)
Possessing a broad range of therapeutic activities, graviola has been used in different cultures for its pesticidal, antifungal,, antispasmodic, anticonvulsant, vasodilator, smooth-muscle relaxant, and hypotensive properties.
(Annona muricata, NCI Thesaurus)
A benzodiazepine derivative with anti-anxiety, sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties.
(Diazepam, NCI Thesaurus)
