anticonvulsant drug

Definitions of anticonvulsant drug

1. noun

   a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
   synonyms: anticonvulsant, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug

   types:

   Emeside, Zarontin, ethosuximide

   an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy

   Neurontin, gabapentin

   an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

   hydantoin

   any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

   Mesantoin, mephenytoin

   a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective

   Mebaral, mephobarbital

   a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy

   Gemonil, metharbital

   anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy

   Milontin, phensuximide

   anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal

   Mysoline, primidone

   an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor

   Depokene, valproic acid

   anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures

   Dilantin, diphenylhydantoin, phenytoin

   an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative

   type of:

   medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

   (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease