convulsant
Causes violent contractions
A convulsant is a substance that induces convulsions—violent, involuntary muscle contractions.
The term appears mainly in medical and pharmacological contexts, where convulsant agents are used in research or, historically, in psychiatric treatment.
As an adjective, convulsant describes something capable of causing seizures: convulsant drugs, convulsant effects.
Brain disorder causing seizures
- tonic-clonicSeizure with rigidity and convulsions
- grand malSevere convulsive seizure type
- petit malBrief epileptic consciousness lapse
- myoclonicPertaining to quick jerks
postictal · aura · fit · jerking · unconsciousness · anticonvulsant · electroencephalogram · kindling
Highly toxic plant alkaloid
- camphorAromatic crystalline insect deterrent
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
chemical agent · drug-induced · overdose · toxic dose · lethal dose · antagonist
Fibers tensing and shortening
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- crampPainful muscle seizure
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
myoclonus · twitching · rigidity · spasticity · writhing · thrashing · fibrillation · muscle tension
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- brainSeat of cognition
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
GABA · inhibitory · excitatory · depolarization · receptor · threshold · cortex · hippocampus
Curative mental treatment
- electroconvulsiveUsing electricity to trigger seizures
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- inductionFormal admission process
experimental · laboratory · animal model · research · diagnostic · therapeutic · dose-response · toxicology
epilepsy
Brain disorder causing seizures
- tonic-clonicSeizure with rigidity and convulsions
- grand malSevere convulsive seizure type
- petit malBrief epileptic consciousness lapse
myoclonic · postictal · aura · fit · jerking · unconsciousness · anticonvulsant · electroencephalogram · kindling
strychnine
Highly toxic plant alkaloid
- camphorAromatic crystalline insect deterrent
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
toxin · chemical agent · drug-induced · overdose · toxic dose · lethal dose · antagonist
muscle contraction
Fibers tensing and shortening
jerk · myoclonus · twitching · rigidity · spasticity · writhing · thrashing · fibrillation · muscle tension · tetany
neuron
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- brainSeat of cognition
glutamate · GABA · inhibitory · excitatory · depolarization · receptor · threshold · cortex · hippocampus · neurophysiology
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- electroconvulsiveUsing electricity to trigger seizures
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
induction · experimental · laboratory · animal model · research · diagnostic · therapeutic · dose-response · toxicology · contraindication
convulsantanticonvulsant
Drug preventing seizures
antiepileptic · anticonvulsive · sedative · muscle relaxant · tranquilizer
convulsantsedative
Drug promoting calm
depressant · tranquilizer · calmative · relaxant · muscle relaxant