Anticonvulsants (antiepileptics or AEDs) helps to normalise the way nerve impulses travel along the nerve cells which helps prevent or treat seizures. When the brain is working normally the nerve cells talk to each other using controlled electrical signals from one nerve cell to another. This tells the body to do everything it needs or wants to do.

Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs, antiseizure drugs, or anti-seizure medications (ASM)) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. [1] .

Antiseizure medications (previously known as antiepileptic or anticonvulsant medications) are prescription medications that help treat and prevent seizures. Healthcare providers may prescribe these medications to treat other conditions as well.

2023年11月8日 · What are anticonvulsant (or antiseizure) medications? Anticonvulsants, more accurately called antiseizure medications, are a group of drugs used to help prevent seizures. Doctors may also...

Anticonvulsant drugs are used principally in the prevention and treatment of seizures, epileptic seizures, and epilepsy syndromes.

2022年3月29日 · Anticonvulsants, also known as anti-seizure or antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), are medications that calm and regulate nerve impulses and transmission. Because of their nerve-calming actions, anticonvulsants can often be used to treat a variety of medical conditions.

2023年3月30日 · Anticonvulsants, also referred to as antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), and mood stabilizers, are a group of medications that were first designed to treat epileptic seizures but have since been found to also be useful in the treatment of mood disorders such as bipolar [1].

There are some general principles for using antiseizure medications (also called antiepileptic medications or anticonvulsants): A single medication, usually the first or second one tried, controls epileptic seizures in about 60% of patients.

2022年7月26日 · Anticonvulsant medication is the mainstay of treatment for seizures, although the choice of anticonvulsant drug varies with different seizure types and epileptic syndromes. The...