phenytoin
Generic epilepsy drug
Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant medication used to prevent and control seizures.
It works by stabilizing electrical activity in the brain.
Sold under brand names including Dilantin, it's one of the oldest and most widely prescribed epilepsy drugs: The doctor adjusted her phenytoin levels after the breakthrough seizure.
Drug preventing seizures
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- monotherapyTreatment with one drug
- adjunctiveServing as supplement
- first-lineTried before alternatives
Forcible taking or convulsion
- tonic-clonicSeizure with rigidity and convulsions
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- generalizedMade widely applicable
- absenceState of not being
myoclonic · aura · postictal · clonic · seizure control · electroencephalogram · EEG · brainwaves
Large initial medication amount
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- intravenousInto the vein
- maintenance doseDrug amount preserving effect
steady state · albumin · drug interactions · CYP450 · bioavailability · generic · brand name
Uncontrolled repetitive eye movement
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
- hirsutismAbnormal hair growth disorder
- coarseningBecoming more crude
- diplopiaSeeing duplicated images
sedation · lethargy · confusion · megaloblastic anemia · hypersensitivity
Congenital oral roof opening
- cleft lipOral birth defect
- craniofacialOf skull and face
- neural tube defectCongenital CNS malformation
- teratogenDevelopmental toxin
antiepileptic
Drug preventing seizures
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- monotherapyTreatment with one drug
- adjunctiveServing as supplement
first-line · second-line · drug-resistant · neurologist · neurology
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- tonic-clonicSeizure with rigidity and convulsions
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- generalizedMade widely applicable
absence · myoclonic · aura · postictal · clonic · seizure control · electroencephalogram · EEG · brainwaves
loading dose
Large initial medication amount
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- intravenousInto the vein
maintenance dose · steady state · albumin · drug interactions · CYP450 · bioavailability · generic · brand name
nystagmus
Uncontrolled repetitive eye movement
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
- hirsutismAbnormal hair growth disorder
- coarseningBecoming more crude
diplopia · sedation · lethargy · confusion · megaloblastic anemia · hypersensitivity
cleft palate
Congenital oral roof opening
- cleft lipOral birth defect
- craniofacialOf skull and face
- neural tube defectCongenital CNS malformation
teratogen · birth defect · developmental delay · prenatal exposure