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Anticonvulsant meaning

An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.

Synonyms of Anticonvulsant

anticonvulsant drug antiepileptic antiepileptic drug medicine medication medicament medicinal drug

Related words

Other words often associated with Anticonvulsant or its synonyms:

drug penalisation punishment treat therapy penalization music medicate penalty

Using Anticonvulsant

  • The main meaning on this page is: An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
  • Useful related words include: anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug, medicine.
  • In the example corpus, anticonvulsant often appears in combinations such as: anticonvulsant and, have anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant medications.

Context around Anticonvulsant

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

epilepsy 1× reason 1× hyperglycemic 1× despite 1× expensive 1× hypnotic 1×

Often after:

medications 2× net 1× medicine 1× drugs 1× anticarcinogenic 1× effect 1× medication 1× treatment 1× sedative 1×

Sentence patterns with Anticonvulsant

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and epilepsy anticonvulsant net effect 1× and to anticonvulsant and anxiolytic 1× anti hyperglycemic anticonvulsant anticarcinogenic activities 1× anticonvulsant effect 10 1× anticonvulsant medication may 1× as an anticonvulsant and antiepileptic 1× epilepsy is anticonvulsant medications possibly 1× least expensive anticonvulsant is phenobarbital 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an autopsy showed 1× anticonvulsant effect 10 1× anticonvulsant medication may 1× dizziness is another 1× endogenous dynorphin in 1× in about half 1×

Common sentence endings:

actions of benzodiazepines 1× anticarcinogenic activities properties 1× anticonvulsant is preferred 1× associated with grogginess 1× despite anticonvulsant treatment 1× have anticonvulsant medicine 1×

Words around Anticonvulsant

Just before it in the word index:

anticompetitive 24 anticommutativity 2 anticommunist 9 anticolor 9 anticolonial 6 anticodon 3

Just after it in the word index:

anticonvulsants 6 anticorruption 19 antics 422 anticyclone 3 anticyclones 4 anticyclonic 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Anticonvulsant

  • In this selection, "anticonvulsant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, epilepsy, reason, hyperglycemic, medications, net and medicine stand out and add context to how "anticonvulsant" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and epilepsy anticonvulsant net effect and and to anticonvulsant and anxiolytic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "anticonvulsant" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with anticonvulsant

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Typically one type of anticonvulsant is preferred. (7 words)

Anticonvulsant medication may be needed if seizures occur. (8 words)

In an emergency room, you would have anticonvulsant medicine. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

In about half, the first agent is effective; a second single agent helps in about 13% and a third or two agents at the same time may help an additional 4%. citation About 30% of people continue to have seizures despite anticonvulsant treatment. (43 words)

Tolerance develops to hypnotic and myorelexant effects within days to weeks, and to anticonvulsant and anxiolytic effects within weeks to months. citation Therefore, benzodiazepines are unlikely to be effective long-term treatments for sleep and anxiety. (36 words)

An autopsy showed that the anticonvulsant drugs he was taking were at a decreased level in his blood — likely because the ginkgo biloba supplements he was also taking had interfered with the drugs’ metabolism. (34 words)

Example sentences (15)

Endogenous dynorphin in epileptogenesis and epilepsy: anticonvulsant net effect via kappa opioid receptors.

In an emergency room, you would have anticonvulsant medicine.

An autopsy showed that the anticonvulsant drugs he was taking were at a decreased level in his blood — likely because the ginkgo biloba supplements he was also taking had interfered with the drugs’ metabolism.

Dizziness is another frequent Lyrica side effect, for the same reason anticonvulsant medications are associated with grogginess.

They show anti-inflammatory, antifilarial, anti-parasitic, anti-diarrhoeal, anti-hyperglycemic, anticonvulsant, anticarcinogenic activities properties.

Anticonvulsant effect: 10–20 µg/mL; Antiarrhythmic effect: 10–20 µg/mL * Avoid giving intramuscular formulation unless necessary due to skin cell death and local tissue destruction.

Anticonvulsant medication may be needed if seizures occur.

In about half, the first agent is effective; a second single agent helps in about 13% and a third or two agents at the same time may help an additional 4%. citation About 30% of people continue to have seizures despite anticonvulsant treatment.

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It has been used as an anticonvulsant and antiepileptic in the UK since 1965, and has been approved in the US since 1968.

Like other benzodiazepines, it possesses anxiolytic properties, but, unlike other benzodiazepines, it does not have anticonvulsant, sedative, skeletal muscle relaxant, motor skill-impairing, or amnestic properties.

Medications Anticonvulsants The mainstay treatment of epilepsy is anticonvulsant medications, possibly for the person's entire life.

The least expensive anticonvulsant is phenobarbital at around $5 USD a year.

Tolerance develops to hypnotic and myorelexant effects within days to weeks, and to anticonvulsant and anxiolytic effects within weeks to months. citation Therefore, benzodiazepines are unlikely to be effective long-term treatments for sleep and anxiety.

Tolerance manifests itself as diminished pharmacological effect and develops relatively quickly to the sedative, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant actions of benzodiazepines.

Typically one type of anticonvulsant is preferred.

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Common combinations with anticonvulsant

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "anticonvulsant" in a sentence?
An example: "Endogenous dynorphin in epileptogenesis and epilepsy: anticonvulsant net effect via kappa opioid receptors." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "anticonvulsant" from authentic English texts.
What does "anticonvulsant" mean?
Anticonvulsant means: An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
What are synonyms of "anticonvulsant"?
Common synonyms of "anticonvulsant" include: anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug, medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug.
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