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134 relations: Absence seizure, Acetazolamide, American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, Amnesia, Anesthesia, Anxiolytic, Apoptosis, ATC code N03, Azobenzene, Barbexaclone, Barbiturate, Beclamide, Bipolar disorder, Birth defect, Borderline personality disorder, Brivaracetam, Bromide, Calcium channel, Carbamazepine, Catamenial epilepsy, Cenobamate, Central nervous system, Charles Locock, Clobazam, Clonazepam, Clorazepate, Cognitive impairment, Combination therapy, Convulsion, Depressant, Diazepam, Dravet syndrome, Drug tolerance, Epilepsia (journal), Epilepsy, Epileptogenesis, Erectile dysfunction, Eslicarbazepine acetate, Ethadione, Ethosuximide, Ethotoin, Etiracetam, European Medicines Agency, Felbamate, Fibromyalgia, Focal seizure, Food and Drug Administration, Fosphenytoin, GABA, ... Expand index (84 more) »
Absence seizure
Absence seizures are one of several kinds of generalized seizures.
See Anticonvulsant and Absence seizure
Acetazolamide
Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, epilepsy, acute mountain sickness, periodic paralysis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (raised brain pressure of unclear cause), heart failure and to alkalinize urine. Anticonvulsant and Acetazolamide are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Acetazolamide
American Academy of Neurology
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is a professional society representing over 40,000 neurologists and neuroscientists.
See Anticonvulsant and American Academy of Neurology
American Epilepsy Society
The American Epilepsy Society (AES) is a nationwide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for medical professionals and scientific investigators dedicated to finding the prevention, treatment, and cure of epilepsy.
See Anticonvulsant and American Epilepsy Society
Amnesia
Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or brain diseases,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind.
See Anticonvulsant and Amnesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia or anaesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical or veterinary purposes.
See Anticonvulsant and Anesthesia
Anxiolytic
An anxiolytic (also antipanic or anti-anxiety agent) is a medication or other intervention that reduces anxiety.
See Anticonvulsant and Anxiolytic
Apoptosis
Apoptosis (from falling off) is a form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms and in some eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms such as yeast.
See Anticonvulsant and Apoptosis
ATC code N03
N03.
See Anticonvulsant and ATC code N03
Azobenzene
Azobenzene is a photoswitchable chemical compound composed of two phenyl rings linked by a N.
See Anticonvulsant and Azobenzene
Barbexaclone
Barbexaclone (Maliasin) is a salt compound of phenobarbital and levopropylhexedrine.
See Anticonvulsant and Barbexaclone
Barbiturate
Barbiturates are a class of depressant drugs that are chemically derived from barbituric acid. Anticonvulsant and Barbiturate are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Barbiturate
Beclamide
Beclamide (marketed as Chloracon, Hibicon, Posedrine, Nydrane, Seclar, and other names) is a drug that possesses anticonvulsant activity. Anticonvulsant and Beclamide are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Beclamide
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks.
See Anticonvulsant and Bipolar disorder
Birth defect
A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause.
See Anticonvulsant and Birth defect
Borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive, long-term pattern of significant interpersonal relationship instability, a distorted sense of self, and intense emotional responses.
See Anticonvulsant and Borderline personality disorder
Brivaracetam
Brivaracetam, sold under the brand name Briviact among others, is a chemical analog of levetiracetam, a racetam derivative with anticonvulsant (antiepileptic) properties. Anticonvulsant and Brivaracetam are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Brivaracetam
Bromide
A bromide ion is the negatively charged form (Br−) of the element bromine, a member of the halogens group on the periodic table.
See Anticonvulsant and Bromide
Calcium channel
A calcium channel is an ion channel which shows selective permeability to calcium ions.
See Anticonvulsant and Calcium channel
Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine, sold under the brand name Tegretol among others, is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain. Anticonvulsant and Carbamazepine are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Carbamazepine
Catamenial epilepsy
Catamenial epilepsy is a form of epilepsy in women where seizures are exacerbated during certain phases of the menstrual cycle.
See Anticonvulsant and Catamenial epilepsy
Cenobamate
Cenobamate, sold under the brand names Xcopri (US) and Ontozry (EU), is a medication used for the treatment of partial-onset seizures, a kind of epilepsy, in adults. Anticonvulsant and Cenobamate are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Cenobamate
Central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.
See Anticonvulsant and Central nervous system
Charles Locock
Sir Charles Locock, 1st Baronet (21 April 1799 – 23 July 1875) was an obstetrician to Queen Victoria.
See Anticonvulsant and Charles Locock
Clobazam
Clobazam, sold under the brand names Frisium, Onfi and others, is a benzodiazepine class medication that was patented in 1968.
See Anticonvulsant and Clobazam
Clonazepam
Clonazepam, sold under the brand names Klonopin and Rivotril, is a medication used to prevent and treat anxiety disorders, seizures, bipolar mania, agitation associated with psychosis, OCD and akathisia.
See Anticonvulsant and Clonazepam
Clorazepate
Clorazepate, sold under the brand name Tranxene among others, is a benzodiazepine medication.
See Anticonvulsant and Clorazepate
Cognitive impairment
Cognitive impairment is an inclusive term to describe any characteristic that acts as a barrier to the cognition process or different areas of cognition.
See Anticonvulsant and Cognitive impairment
Combination therapy
Combination therapy or polytherapy is therapy that uses more than one medication or modality.
See Anticonvulsant and Combination therapy
Convulsion
A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking.
See Anticonvulsant and Convulsion
Depressant
Colloquially known as "downers", depressants or central nervous system (CNS) depressants are drugs that lower neurotransmission levels, decrease the electrical activity of brain cells, or reduce arousal or stimulation in various areas of the brain.
See Anticonvulsant and Depressant
Diazepam
Diazepam, sold under the brand name Valium among others, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic.
See Anticonvulsant and Diazepam
Dravet syndrome
Dravet syndrome (DS), previously known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder which causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, with prolonged seizures that are often triggered by hot temperatures or fever. Anticonvulsant and Dravet syndrome are epilepsy.
See Anticonvulsant and Dravet syndrome
Drug tolerance
Drug tolerance or drug insensitivity is a pharmacological concept describing subjects' reduced reaction to a drug following its repeated use.
See Anticonvulsant and Drug tolerance
Epilepsia (journal)
Epilepsia is a peer-reviewed medical journal focusing on all aspects of epilepsy.
See Anticonvulsant and Epilepsia (journal)
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures.
See Anticonvulsant and Epilepsy
Epileptogenesis
Epileptogenesis is the gradual process by which a typical brain develops epilepsy. Anticonvulsant and Epileptogenesis are epilepsy.
See Anticonvulsant and Epileptogenesis
Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence, is a form of sexual dysfunction in males characterized by the persistent or recurring inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection with sufficient rigidity and duration for satisfactory sexual activity.
See Anticonvulsant and Erectile dysfunction
Eslicarbazepine acetate
Eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL), sold under the brand names Aptiom and Zebinix among others, is an anticonvulsant medication approved for use in Europe and the United States as monotherapy or as additional therapy for partial-onset seizures epilepsy. Anticonvulsant and Eslicarbazepine acetate are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Eslicarbazepine acetate
Ethadione
Ethadione is an anticonvulsant medication in the oxazolidinedione family used mainly to treat seizures.
See Anticonvulsant and Ethadione
Ethosuximide
Ethosuximide, sold under the brand name Zarontin among others, is a medication used to treat absence seizures. Anticonvulsant and Ethosuximide are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Ethosuximide
Ethotoin
Ethotoin (previously marketed as Peganone) is an anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy. Anticonvulsant and Ethotoin are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Ethotoin
Etiracetam
Etiracetam is a chemical compound belonging to the racetam family, which was developed as a nootropic drug.
See Anticonvulsant and Etiracetam
European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) in charge of the evaluation and supervision of pharmaceutical products.
See Anticonvulsant and European Medicines Agency
Felbamate
Felbamate (marketed under the brand name Felbatol by MedPointe) is an anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy. Anticonvulsant and Felbamate are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Felbamate
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a medical syndrome which causes chronic widespread pain, accompanied by fatigue, waking unrefreshed, and cognitive symptoms.
See Anticonvulsant and Fibromyalgia
Focal seizure
Focal seizures (also called partial seizures and localized seizures) are seizures that affect initially only one hemisphere of the brain.
See Anticonvulsant and Focal seizure
Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
See Anticonvulsant and Food and Drug Administration
Fosphenytoin
Fosphenytoin, also known as fosphenytoin sodium, and sold under the brand name Cerebyx among others, is a water-soluble phenytoin prodrug that is administered intravenously to deliver phenytoin, potentially more safely than intravenous phenytoin. Anticonvulsant and fosphenytoin are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Fosphenytoin
GABA
GABA (gamma Aminobutyric acid, γ-Aminobutyric acid) is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the developmentally mature mammalian central nervous system.
GABA transporter type 1
GABA transporter 1 (GAT1) also known as sodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A1 gene and belongs to the solute carrier 6 (SLC6) family of transporters.
See Anticonvulsant and GABA transporter type 1
GABAA receptor
The GABAA receptor (GABAAR) is an ionotropic receptor and ligand-gated ion channel.
See Anticonvulsant and GABAA receptor
Gabapentin
Gabapentin, sold under the brand name Neurontin among others, is an anticonvulsant medication primarily used to treat partial seizures and neuropathic pain. Anticonvulsant and Gabapentin are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Gabapentin
Gabapentin enacarbil
Gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant, Regnite (in Japan)) is an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug of the gabapentinoid class, and a prodrug to gabapentin. Anticonvulsant and gabapentin enacarbil are anticonvulsants.
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Generalized anxiety disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about events or activities.
See Anticonvulsant and Generalized anxiety disorder
Glutamate (neurotransmitter)
In neuroscience, glutamate is the anion of glutamic acid in its role as a neurotransmitter (a chemical that nerve cells use to send signals to other cells).
See Anticonvulsant and Glutamate (neurotransmitter)
H. Houston Merritt
Hiram Houston Merritt Jr. (January 12, 1902, Wilmington, North Carolina – January 9, 1979, Boston, Massachusetts) was a renowned academic neurologist.
See Anticonvulsant and H. Houston Merritt
Hypnotic
Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep), or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of (and umbrella term for) psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep (or surgical anesthesiaWhen used in anesthesia to produce and maintain unconsciousness, "sleep" is metaphorical as there are no regular sleep stages or cyclical natural states; patients rarely recover from anesthesia feeling refreshed and with renewed energy.
See Anticonvulsant and Hypnotic
Intelligence quotient
An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from a set of standardised tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence.
See Anticonvulsant and Intelligence quotient
Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy that in conventional medicine is used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. Anticonvulsant and ketogenic diet are epilepsy.
See Anticonvulsant and Ketogenic diet
Lacosamide
Lacosamide, sold under the brand name Vimpat among others, is a medication used for the treatment of partial-onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Anticonvulsant and Lacosamide are anticonvulsants.
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Lamotrigine
Lamotrigine, sold under the brand name Lamictal among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy and stabilize mood in bipolar disorder. Anticonvulsant and Lamotrigine are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Lamotrigine
Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam, sold under the brand name Keppra among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy. Anticonvulsant and Levetiracetam are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Levetiracetam
Literature review
A literature review is an overview of the previously published works on a topic.
See Anticonvulsant and Literature review
Lorazepam
Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication.
See Anticonvulsant and Lorazepam
Medication
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.
See Anticonvulsant and Medication
Mephenytoin
Mephenytoin (marketed as Mesantoin by Novartis) is a hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant. Anticonvulsant and Mephenytoin are anticonvulsants.
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Mesuximide
Mesuximide (or methsuximide, methosuximide) is a succinimide anticonvulsant medication. Anticonvulsant and Mesuximide are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Mesuximide
Metharbital
Metharbital was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer working for Merck. Anticonvulsant and Metharbital are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Metharbital
Methazolamide
Methazolamide (trade name Neptazane) is a potent carbonic anhydrase inhibitor.
See Anticonvulsant and Methazolamide
Methylphenobarbital
Methylphenobarbital (INN), also known as mephobarbital (USAN, JAN) and mephobarbitone (BAN), marketed under brand names such as Mebaral, Mephyltaletten, Phemiton, and Prominal, is a drug which is a barbiturate derivative and is used primarily as an anticonvulsant, but also as a sedative and anxiolytic. Anticonvulsant and Methylphenobarbital are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Methylphenobarbital
Midazolam
Midazolam, sold under the brand name Versed among others, is a benzodiazepine medication used for anesthesia, premedication before surgical anesthesia, and procedural sedation, and to treat severe agitation.
See Anticonvulsant and Midazolam
Mirogabalin
Mirogabalin (brand name Tarlige; developmental code name DS-5565) is a gabapentinoid medication developed by Daiichi Sankyo.
See Anticonvulsant and Mirogabalin
Mood stabilizer
A mood stabilizer is a psychiatric medication used to treat mood disorders characterized by intense and sustained mood shifts, such as bipolar disorder and the bipolar type of schizoaffective disorder.
See Anticonvulsant and Mood stabilizer
Muscle relaxant
A muscle relaxant is a drug that affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone.
See Anticonvulsant and Muscle relaxant
N-type calcium channel
N-type calcium channels also called Cav2.2 channels are voltage gated calcium channels that are localized primarily on the nerve terminals and dendrites as well as neuroendocrine cells.
See Anticonvulsant and N-type calcium channel
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.
See Anticonvulsant and National Institutes of Health
Neurodevelopmental disorder
Neurodevelopmental disorders are a group of conditions that begin to emerge during childhood (or the development of the nervous system).
See Anticonvulsant and Neurodevelopmental disorder
Neuron
A neuron, neurone, or nerve cell is an excitable cell that fires electric signals called action potentials across a neural network in the nervous system.
Neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system.
See Anticonvulsant and Neuropathic pain
Nimetazepam
Nimetazepam (marketed under brand name Erimin and Lavol) is an intermediate-acting hypnotic drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative.
See Anticonvulsant and Nimetazepam
Nitrazepam
Nitrazepam, sold under the brand name Mogadon among others, is a hypnotic drug of the benzodiazepine class used for short-term relief from severe, disabling anxiety and insomnia.
See Anticonvulsant and Nitrazepam
Opioid withdrawal
Opioid withdrawal is a set of symptoms (a syndrome) arising from the sudden withdrawal or reduction of opioids where previous usage has been heavy and prolonged.
See Anticonvulsant and Opioid withdrawal
Oral mucosa
The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane lining the inside of the mouth.
See Anticonvulsant and Oral mucosa
Oxcarbazepine
Oxcarbazepine, sold under the brand name Trileptal among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy. For epilepsy it is used for both focal seizures and generalized seizures. It has been used both alone and as add-on therapy in people with bipolar disorder who have had no success with other treatments. Anticonvulsant and Oxcarbazepine are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Oxcarbazepine
P-type calcium channel
The P-type calcium channel is a type of voltage-dependent calcium channel.
See Anticonvulsant and P-type calcium channel
Paraldehyde
Paraldehyde is the cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde molecules. Anticonvulsant and Paraldehyde are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Paraldehyde
Paramethadione
Paramethadione (brand name Paradione) is an anticonvulsant drug of the chemical class called oxazolidinediones developed by the Illinois-based pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories (known as AbbVie since January 1, 2013), and approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1949 for the treatment of absence seizures, also called partial seizures.
See Anticonvulsant and Paramethadione
Perampanel
Perampanel, sold under the brand name Fycompa, is an anti-epileptic medication developed by Eisai Co. that is used in addition to other drugs to treat partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures for people older than twelve years. Anticonvulsant and Perampanel are anticonvulsants.
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α), also known as NR1C1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group C, member 1), is a nuclear receptor protein functioning as a transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the PPARA gene.
See Anticonvulsant and Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
See Anticonvulsant and Pharmacology
Phenacemide
Phenacemide (INN, BAN) (brand name Phenurone), also known as phenylacetylurea, is an anticonvulsant of the ureide (acetylurea) class.
See Anticonvulsant and Phenacemide
Pheneturide
Pheneturide (INN, BAN) (brand names Benuride, Deturid, Pheneturid, Septotence, Trinuride), also known as phenylethylacetylurea (or ethylphenacemide), is an anticonvulsant of the ureide class. Anticonvulsant and Pheneturide are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Pheneturide
Phenobarbital
Phenobarbital, also known as phenobarbitone or phenobarb, sold under the brand name Luminal among others, is a medication of the barbiturate type.
See Anticonvulsant and Phenobarbital
Phensuximide
Phensuximide is an anticonvulsant in the succinimide class.
See Anticonvulsant and Phensuximide
Phenytoin
Phenytoin (PHT), sold under the brand name Dilantin among others, is an anti-seizure medication. Anticonvulsant and Phenytoin are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Phenytoin
Piracetam
Piracetam is a drug that has efficacy in cognitive disorders, vertigo, cortical myoclonus, dyslexia, and sickle cell anemia; sources differ on its usefulness for dementia. Piracetam is sold as a medication in many European countries. Sale of piracetam is not illegal in the United States, although it is not regulated nor approved by the FDA, so it is legally sold for research use only.
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Placebo
A placebo is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value.
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Potassium bromide
Potassium bromide (KBr) is a salt, widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with over-the-counter use extending to 1975 in the US. Anticonvulsant and Potassium bromide are anticonvulsants.
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Pregabalin
Pregabalin, sold under the brand name Lyrica among others, is an anticonvulsant, analgesic, and anxiolytic amino acid medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, restless legs syndrome, opioid withdrawal, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Anticonvulsant and Pregabalin are anticonvulsants.
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb).
See Anticonvulsant and Pregnancy
Primidone
Primidone, sold under various brand names, is a barbiturate medication that is used to treat partial and generalized seizures and essential tremors. Anticonvulsant and Primidone are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Primidone
Progabide
Progabide (INN; trade name Gabrene, Sanofi-Aventis) is an analogue and prodrug of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) used in the treatment of epilepsy. Anticonvulsant and Progabide are anticonvulsants.
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Pyridoxine
Pyridoxine, is a form of vitamin B6 found commonly in food and used as a dietary supplement.
See Anticonvulsant and Pyridoxine
Restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome, also known as restless leg syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis–Ekbom disease (WED), is a neurological disorder, usually chronic, that causes an overwhelming urge to move one's legs.
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Resuscitation
Resuscitation is the process of correcting physiological disorders (such as lack of breathing or heartbeat) in an acutely ill patient.
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Rufinamide
Rufinamide is an anticonvulsant medication. Anticonvulsant and Rufinamide are anticonvulsants.
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Sedation
Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure.
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Sedative
A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.
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Seizure
A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Anticonvulsant and seizure are epilepsy.
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Seizure types
In the field of neurology, seizure types are categories of seizures defined by seizure behavior, symptoms, and diagnostic tests. Anticonvulsant and seizure types are epilepsy.
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Seletracetam
Seletracetam (UCB 44212) is a pyrrolidone-derived drug of the racetam family that is structurally related to levetiracetam (trade name Keppra).
See Anticonvulsant and Seletracetam
Sodium channel
Sodium channels are integral membrane proteins that form ion channels, conducting sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's membrane.
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Status epilepticus
Status epilepticus (SE), or status seizure, is a medical condition consisting of a single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes, or 2 or more seizures within a 5-minute period without the person returning to normal between them. Anticonvulsant and status epilepticus are epilepsy.
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Stiripentol
Stiripentol, sold under the brand name Diacomit, is an anticonvulsant medication used for the treatment of Dravet syndrome - a serious genetic brain disorder. Anticonvulsant and Stiripentol are anticonvulsants.
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Substance use disorder
Substance use disorder (SUD) is the persistent use of drugs despite the substantial harm and adverse consequences to one's own self and others, as a result of their use.
See Anticonvulsant and Substance use disorder
Sultiame
Sultiame (or sulthiame) is a sulfonamide and inhibitor of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. Anticonvulsant and Sultiame are anticonvulsants.
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SV2A
Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A is a ubiquitous synaptic vesicle protein that in humans is encoded by the SV2A gene.
Temazepam
Temazepam, sold under the brand name Restoril among others, is a medication of the benzodiazepine class which is generally used to treat severe or debilitating insomnia.
See Anticonvulsant and Temazepam
Tiagabine
Tiagabine (trade name Gabitril) is an anticonvulsant medication produced by Cephalon that is used in the treatment of epilepsy. Anticonvulsant and Tiagabine are anticonvulsants.
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Topiramate
Topiramate, sold under the brand name Topamax among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy and prevent migraines. Anticonvulsant and Topiramate are anticonvulsants.
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Tracy Putnam
Tracy Jackson Putnam (April 14, 1894 – March 29, 1975) among other things was a co-discoverer of Dilantin for controlling epilepsy.
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Traumatic brain injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force.
See Anticonvulsant and Traumatic brain injury
Trimethadione
Trimethadione (Tridione) is an oxazolidinedione anticonvulsant. Anticonvulsant and Trimethadione are anticonvulsants.
See Anticonvulsant and Trimethadione
Vagus nerve stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the vagus nerve.
See Anticonvulsant and Vagus nerve stimulation
Valnoctamide
Valnoctamide (INN, USAN) has been used in France as a sedative-hypnotic since 1964. Anticonvulsant and Valnoctamide are anticonvulsants.
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Valproate
Valproate (valproic acid, VPA, sodium valproate, and valproate semisodium forms) are medications primarily used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder and prevent migraine headaches. Anticonvulsant and valproate are anticonvulsants.
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Valpromide
Valpromide (marketed as Depamide by Sanofi-Aventis) is a carboxamide derivative of valproic acid used in the treatment of epilepsy and some affective disorders. Anticonvulsant and Valpromide are anticonvulsants.
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Vigabatrin
Vigabatrin, sold under the brand names Vigafyde, Vigpoder and Sabril among others, is a medication used in the management and treatment of infantile spasms and refractory complex partial seizures. Anticonvulsant and Vigabatrin are anticonvulsants.
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Vitamin K deficiency bleeding
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) of the newborn, previously known as haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, is a rare form of bleeding disorder that affects newborns and young infants due to low stores of vitamin K at birth.
See Anticonvulsant and Vitamin K deficiency bleeding
Voltage-gated calcium channel
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs), also known as voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs), are a group of voltage-gated ion channels found in the membrane of excitable cells (e.g., muscle, glial cells, neurons, etc.) with a permeability to the calcium ion Ca2+.
See Anticonvulsant and Voltage-gated calcium channel
Ziconotide
Ziconotide, sold under the brand name Prialt, also called intrathecal ziconotide (ITZ) because of its administration route, is an atypical analgesic agent for the amelioration of severe and chronic pain.
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Zonisamide
Zonisamide, sold under the brand name Zonegran among others, is a medication used to treat the symptoms of epilepsy and Parkinson's disease. Anticonvulsant and Zonisamide are anticonvulsants.
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4-aminobutyrate transaminase
In enzymology, 4-aminobutyrate transaminase, also called GABA transaminase or 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase, or GABA-T, is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction: Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 4-aminobutanoate (GABA) and 2-oxoglutarate.
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