Anticonvulsants suppress the excessive rapid firing of neurons during seizures. Anticonvulsants also prevent the spread of the ... or on the newer anticonvulsants gabapentin, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine or topiramate. The choice of anticonvulsants depends on ... The first anticonvulsant was bromide, suggested in 1857 by the British gynecologist Charles Locock who used it to treat women ... Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs or antiseizure drugs) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in ...

As this syndrome can present secondary to multiple anticonvulsants, the general term "anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome ... Anticonvulsant/sulfonamide hypersensitivity syndrome is a potentially serious hypersensitivity reaction that can be seen with ... 2015). "Late-onset Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity Syndrome Mimicking Lymphoma". Internal Medicine. 54 (24): 3201-3204. doi: ... medications with an aromatic amine chemical structure, such as aromatic anticonvulsants (e.g. diphenylhydantoin, phenobarbital ...

Anticonvulsants, Imides, Ureas, All stub articles, Anticonvulsant stubs). ... Pheneturide has a similar profile of anticonvulsant activity and toxicity relative to phenacemide. As such, it is only used in ... 335-. ISBN 978-94-011-6223-4. Vida J (19 July 2013). Anticonvulsants. Elsevier. pp. 4, 42. ISBN 978-0-323-14395-0. deStevens G ... Pheneturide inhibits the metabolism and thus increases the levels of other anticonvulsants, such as phenytoin. Phenacemide ...

Anticonvulsants. Possibly reduce the anticonvulsant effect of antiepileptics by lowering the seizure threshold. Antihistamines ...

It has mainly anticonvulsant action with less sedative effects than the closely related compound phenobarbital. It saw ... Smith DB, Goldstein SG, Roomet A (1986). "A comparison of the toxicity effects of the anticonvulsant eterobarb (antilon, DMMP) ... Gallagher BB, Baumel IP, Woodbury SG, Dimicco JA (May 1975). "Clinical evaluation of eterobarb, a new anticonvulsant drug". ... Vida JA, Wilber WR, Reinhard JF (March 1971). "Anticonvulsants. 2. Acyloxymethyl and halomethyl derivatives of barbituric acid ...

Vida J (19 July 2013). Anticonvulsants. Elsevier. pp. 578-. ISBN 978-0-323-14395-0. Haddad LM, Winchester JF (1983). Clinical ... is a drug described as a tranquilizer or sedative which has anxiolytic and anticonvulsant properties. It is related ... Anticonvulsants, Anxiolytics, Sedatives, All stub articles, Sedative stubs). ...

"Hydantoin anticonvulsants". drugs.com. Drauz, Karlheinz; Grayson, Ian; Kleemann, Axel; Krimmer, Hans-Peter; Leuchtenberger, ... In pharmaceuticals, hydantoin derivatives form a class of anticonvulsants; phenytoin and fosphenytoin both contain hydantoin ... moieties and are both used as anticonvulsants in the treatment of seizure disorders. The hydantoin derivative dantrolene is ...

McLamore WM, P'an SY, Bavley A (1955). "Hypnotics and Anticonvulsants. II. Halogenated Tertiary Acetylenic Carbinols". Journal ...

Tolerance to the anticonvulsant effects of clonazepam occurs in both animals and humans. In humans, tolerance to the ... The anticonvulsant properties of benzodiazepines are due to the enhancement of synaptic GABA responses, and the inhibition of ... It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, hypnotic, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It is typically taken by ... Battistin L, Varotto M, Berlese G, Roman G (February 1984). "Effects of some anticonvulsant drugs on brain GABA level and GAD ...

It is unclear if anticonvulsants are useful for treating tinnitus. Steroid injections into the middle ear also do not seem to ... Hoekstra, Carlijn EL; Rynja, Sybren P; van Zanten, Gijsbert A; Rovers, Maroeska M (6 July 2011). "Anticonvulsants for tinnitus ...

The drug was quickly adopted as the first widely effective anti-convulsant, though World War I delayed its introduction in the ... Among anti-convulsant drugs, behavioural disturbances occur most frequently with clonazepam and phenobarbital. Acute ... Direct blockade of excitatory glutamate signaling is also believed to contribute to the hypnotic/anticonvulsant effect that is ... The treatment of simple febrile seizures with anticonvulsant prophylaxis is no longer recommended. Phenobarbital is the INN and ...

Anticonvulsants are not needed. And those affected do not develop epilepsy when they grow up. Jerome Engel; Timothy A. Pedley; ...

... anticonvulsants) and trimethoprim. Combining lamotrigine with sodium valproate increases the risk of SJS. Nonsteroidal anti- ... "Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis due to anticonvulsants share certain clinical and laboratory features ...

Anticonvulsants, such as carbamazepine, gabapentin, lamotrigine, and topiramate, do not appear to be effective as treatment. ... Minozzi, S; Cinquini, M; Amato, L; Davoli, M; Farrell, MF; Pani, PP; Vecchi, S (April 2015). "Anticonvulsants for cocaine ...

Hammond CJ, Niciu MJ, Drew S, Arias AJ (April 2015). "Anticonvulsants for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and ... At the current stage of research, evidence supporting the clinical use of anticonvulsants to treat alcohol dependence is ... Results are conditioned by heterogeneity and by the low number and quality of studies comparing anticonvulsants versus other ... Pani PP, Trogu E, Pacini M, Maremmani I (February 2014). "Anticonvulsants for alcohol dependence". The Cochrane Database of ...

Hrib NJ, Martin LL (1989). Chapter 2. Antianxiety Agents and Anticonvulsants. Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry. Vol. 24. ... Studies have shown tolufazepam to have anticonvulsant and anxiolytic activity in animal subjects, including convulsions ...

Long term anticonvulsant medications are not usually recommended in those who have had prior seizures due to withdrawal. There ... A 2010 Cochrane review similarly reported that the evidence to support the role of anticonvulsants over benzodiazepines in the ... Hammond CJ, Niciu MJ, Drew S, Arias AJ (April 2015). "Anticonvulsants for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and ... Minozzi S, Amato L, Vecchi S, Davoli M (March 2010). Minozzi S (ed.). "Anticonvulsants for alcohol withdrawal". The Cochrane ...

Tolerance to the anticonvulsant effects tends to correlate more with tolerance to physiological effects, however, meaning that ... Nau H; Kuhnz W; Egger HJ; Rating D; Helge H (November 1982). "Anticonvulsants during pregnancy and lactation. Transplacental, ... However, barbiturates are still used as anticonvulsants (e.g., phenobarbital and primidone) and general anesthetics (e.g., ... They are effective when used medically as anxiolytics, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants, but have physical and psychological ...

Namely antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics. As of 2008 the treatments prescribed to children with ASD were ... More than half of U.S. children diagnosed with ASD are prescribed psychoactive drugs or anticonvulsants, with the most common ...

Tuen C. "Anticonvulsants before 1993". Neuroland. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. "Cerebyx Approval History". ... In 2003, it was reported that even though anticonvulsants are often very effective in mania, and acute mania requires rapid ... when the number of anticonvulsants available was much more limited. One solution was to develop a prodrug that did not have ... Anticonvulsants, CYP3A4 inducers, Hydantoins, Prodrugs, Pfizer brands). ...

... anticonvulsant, anesthesia) Procymate (Equipax) (sedative, anxiolytic) Styramate (Sinaxamol) (muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant) ... Among these is Felbamate, an anticonvulsant that was approved in 1993 and is commonly used today. It is a GABAA positive ... Like most anticonvulsants, pregabalin and gabapentin have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Gabapentinoids ... Most anticonvulsants like Lamotrigine and Phenytoin are depressants. Carbamates are depressants that are similar to ...

Seizures are treated with anticonvulsants. Hydrocephalus (obstructed flow of CSF) may require insertion of a temporary or long- ...

Gray LA (2020-03-01). "Anticonvulsant toxicity". Medicine. 48 (3): 192-193. doi:10.1016/j.mpmed.2019.12.011. ISSN 1357-3039. ... Ivermectin and some anticonvulsants such as vigabatrin. The first brain image of an individual with psychosis was completed as ...

... anticonvulsant drugs; nitrate compounds; organic solvents; parental exposure to lead; alcohol; cigarette use; and a number of ...

Like many anticonvulsants, primidone interacts with other anticonvulsants. Clobazam decreases clearance of primidone,Mesuximide ... Primidone is one of the anticonvulsants associated with anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome, with the others being ... Primidone is an anticonvulsant of the barbiturate class; however, its long-term effect in raising the seizure threshold is ... A low-dose therapy (250 mg/day) is just as good as a high-dose therapy (750 mg/day). Primidone is not the only anticonvulsant ...

Anticonvulsants are used to prevent seizures. If brain function is severely affected, interventions like physical therapy and ...

Seizures may be treated with anticonvulsants. However, gelastic seizures are often intractable and may not benefit from such ...

... anticonvulsants such as valproate and phenytoin; cholesterol-lowering statins; steroids such as oral contraceptives and ...

Anticonvulsants are used to control epilepsy. With fewer than 100 cases having been reported worldwide, the exact prevalence is ...

Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group) (2002-04-22). "Routine anticonvulsants for treating cerebral malaria". The Cochrane ...