What's the difference between anticonvulsant and antiepileptic?

Anticonvulsant


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Antiepileptic


Definition:

  • (a. & n.) Same as Antepileptic.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The individual classes of drugs are first treated separately to highlight specific aspects of their quantification, and this is followed by an overview of those methods permitting the concomitant analysis of two or more antiepileptic compounds.
  • (2) If severe seizures were prevented by antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) there was complete remission of the syndrome and repeat injection was necessary to reinitiate seizures.
  • (3) In this study patients who had successfully been treated with loreclezole in previous studies were gradually withdrawn from their antiepileptic comedication.
  • (4) The authors present their experience with a number of drugs which are not antiepileptics nor antipsychotic drugs but influence the cholinergic and noradrenergic system and glucose and protein metabolism of neurons.
  • (5) Although maternal ingestion of antiepileptic drugs is strongly suspected of causing congenital defects, particularly oral clefts, the effect of epilepsy itself or a combined effect of drug intake and epilepsy have not been excluded as etiological factors.
  • (6) Certain antiepileptic drugs are known to block sodium and calcium channels of excitable membranes.
  • (7) Finally, the therapeutic efficacy of antiepileptics as well as the diagnostic value of the EEG, CT of the brain, and angiography are discussed.
  • (8) Its spectrum of antiepileptic action, and its chemical structure, resemble those of carbamazepine, though the 2 drugs have no pharmacologically active metabolites in common.
  • (9) The effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on cognitive function and behavior in children are reviewed on the basis of published studies.
  • (10) Pharmacological studies with clinically effective antiepileptic drugs have shown a close agreement in seizure response between man and rat.
  • (11) Indeed seizure control was good in 11 (85%) of 13 patients treated with combinations of steroids and antiepileptic medications.
  • (12) The data suggest that GABA-T inhibitors, such as vigabatrin, differ from most antiepileptic drugs previously tested in the kindling model in that they may produce both anticonvulsant and proconvulsant effects at the same dose in the same animal as a function of time after administration.
  • (13) This study confirms previous reports and suggests that the use of imipramine in combination with other antiepileptic drugs provides excellent results, particularly in patients with drop attacks.
  • (14) The author has been repeatedly pointing out the methodological errors of its measurement, since the usefulness of plasma level determination of antiepileptic drugs began to be emphasized.
  • (15) None of the most commonly used antiepileptic drugs interfere with this lorazepam analysis.
  • (16) A comparison of the anticonvulsant and neurotoxic effects of cannabidiol (CBD), delta 9tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol and antiepileptic drugs (phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, chlordiazepoxide, clonazepam, ethosuximide and trimethadione) was made in rats.
  • (17) One human and six murine tumor cell lines of lymphoid origin were assessed for growth in the presence of three commonly used antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
  • (18) Flunarizine (FLN) is a potential antiepileptic drug whose pharmacokinetic properties include a long half-life (2-7 weeks) and high interpatient variability in volume of distribution and clearance.
  • (19) A limited cortical resection including the rolandic fissure and the pre- and postcentral cortical regions was carried out in a patient suffering from epilepsia partialis continua resistant to antiepileptic drugs.
  • (20) However, the effect of praziquantel is largely dependent on its bioavailability, which is decreased by the use of antiepileptics and, possibly, dexamethasone.

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