antiepileptics
Drugs preventing convulsions
Antiepileptics are medications used to prevent or reduce seizures in people with epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
Also called anticonvulsants.
The same drugs often treat other conditions—bipolar disorder, nerve pain, migraines—because they stabilize electrical activity in the brain: Her doctor prescribed antiepileptics for her chronic migraines.
Forcible taking or convulsion
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- electroencephalographyCerebral activity measurement technique
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
GABA · glutamate · sodium channel · tonic-clonic · postictal · kindling · threshold · paroxysmal
Measured medicine amount
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- drug interactionsSubstances altering each other's effects
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
- side effectsUnintended treatment consequences
pharmacokinetics · half-life · loading dose · maintenance dose · monotherapy · generic · brand-name · refill
Managing sudden electrical brain disturbances
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
neuroprotection · first-line · second-line · drug-resistant · ketogenic diet · outcomes · tolerability · withdrawal
Anticonvulsant blocking sodium channels
- valproateAnticonvulsant mood-stabilizing compound
- clonazepamAnti-seizure benzodiazepine drug
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- electroencephalographyCerebral activity measurement technique
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
neurotransmitter · GABA · glutamate · sodium channel · tonic-clonic · postictal · kindling · threshold · paroxysmal · myoclonic
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- drug interactionsSubstances altering each other's effects
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
side effects · pharmacokinetics · half-life · loading dose · maintenance dose · monotherapy · generic · brand-name · refill · compliance
seizure control
Managing sudden electrical brain disturbances
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- remissionTemporary disease absence
prophylaxis · neuroprotection · first-line · second-line · drug-resistant · ketogenic diet · outcomes · tolerability · withdrawal · tapering
phenytoin
Anticonvulsant blocking sodium channels
- valproateAnticonvulsant mood-stabilizing compound
- clonazepamAnti-seizure benzodiazepine drug
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
antiepilepticspainkillers
Drugs reducing physical discomfort
analgesics · stimulants · anxiolytics · antidepressants · antipsychotics
- antiepileptic drugsMedications controlling seizure disorders