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anticonvulsant
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anticonvulsant

Any drug used to prevent epileptic seizures (convulsions or fits) or reduce their severity; see epilepsy.

In many cases, epilepsy can be controlled completely by careful therapy with one agent. Patients should stop or change treatment only under medical supervision.
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95) examines all the issues involved in the epileptic woman's pregnancy, from nutrition and special risks to mother and fetus to what to expect, the use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, and more.
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Clonazepam, which has marked antiepileptic properties, was reported to control symptoms in most patients in a study of migraine-related vertigo.
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In contrast, only 3% of the parent form of the antiepileptic carbamazepine is excreted unchanged in the urine (RxList 2005b); the rest may be conjugated or hydroxylated and also released in the feces.
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