Anticonvulsant Definition

ăntē-kən-vŭlsənt, ăntī-
anticonvulsants
noun
anticonvulsants
Such a substance or drug.
Webster's New World
A drug that prevents or relieves convulsions.
American Heritage Medicine

(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.

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Synonyms:
adjective
Able to inhibit or control convulsions or seizures.
Webster's New World
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
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Other Word Forms of Anticonvulsant

Noun

Singular:
anticonvulsant
Plural:
anticonvulsants

Anticonvulsant Sentence Examples

  • In controls 14% of patients had a seizure in the first week, compared with 5% of patients taking an anticonvulsant.

  • It is a highly effective anticonvulsant, with the particular advantage of a long duration of action.

  • It has stronger anticonvulsant properties than most other barbiturates, and may be preferentially concentrated in metabolically active epileptic foci.

  • Primarily a pustular rash may also be seen in those taking corticosteroids, lithium, oral contraceptives and anticonvulsant therapies.

  • Depakote, Tegretol, Lamictal, Neurontin, and Topamax are the most common anticonvulsant medications for bipolar patients.

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