Antiepileptic

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ANTICONVULSANTS

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Substances or procedures that prevent or reduce the severity of epileptic or other convulsive seizures

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ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS

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Substances that prevent or reduce the severity of epilepsy and different types of epileptic seizures, not just convulsive seizures

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AUTOINDUCTION

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A metabolic process in which a drug stimulates the production of enzymes that enhance its own metabolism over time, which leads to a reductin in therapeutic drug concentrations

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CONVULSION

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A type of sizure involving excessive stimulation of neurons in the brain and characterized by the spasmodic contraction of voluntary muscles

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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG)

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A recording of the electrical activity that arises from spontaneous currents in nerve cells in the brain, derived from electrodes placed on the outer skull

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EPILEPSY

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A general term for any of a group of neurologic disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of convulsive seizures, sensory disturbances, abnormal behavior, loss of consciousness, or any combination of these

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PRIMARY EPILEPSY

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Epilepsy in which there is no identifiable cause

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SEIZURE

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Excessive stimulation of neurons in the brain leading to a sudden burst of abnormal neuron activity that results in temporary changes in brain function, primarily affecting sensory and motor activity

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SEIZURES, GENERALIZED ONSET

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Seizures originating simultaneously in both cerebral hemispheres

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SEIZURES, PARTIAL ONSET

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Seizures originating in a more localized region of the brain (also called focal seizures)

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STATUS EPILEPTICUS

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A common seizure disorder characterized by generalized tonic-clonic convulsions that occur in succession

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TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES

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Seizures involving initialmuscular contraction throughout the body (tonic phase), progressing to alternating contractin and relaxation (clonic phase)