Anticonvulsants

"Anticonvulsants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Drugs used to prevent SEIZURES or reduce their severity.

Descriptor ID	D000927
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.954.427.080
Concept/Terms	Anticonvulsants Anticonvulsants Anticonvulsive Agents Agents, Anticonvulsive Anticonvulsive Drugs Drugs, Anticonvulsive Anticonvulsant Drugs Drugs, Anticonvulsant Antiepileptic Agents Antiepileptic Agents Agents, Antiepileptic Antiepileptics Antiepileptic Drugs Drugs, Antiepileptic

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Central Nervous System Agents [D27.505.954.427]
Anticonvulsants [D27.505.954.427.080]

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Bar chart showing 67 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1999	2	0	2
2000	1	0	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	3	1	4
2008	4	1	5
2009	1	1	2
2010	5	0	5
2011	0	1	1
2012	4	1	5
2013	1	5	6
2014	2	1	3
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	2	2
2019	2	1	3
2020	4	1	5
2022	1	1	2
2023	2	2	4
2024	2	3	5
2025	1	1	2

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Gillessen M, Schmidt CT, Deligiannidis KM, Kittel-Schneider S, Seifritz E, Tomson T, Spigset O, Paulzen M, Schoretsanitis G. The impact of menstrual cycle on the pharmacokinetics of antiseizure medications and lithium: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2025 Apr; 21(4):481-490.

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Srichawla BS, Kipkorir V, Lalla R. Central-variant posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in association with adrenal insufficiency: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Feb 21; 104(8):e41625.

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Garcia-Dominguez MA, Moonis M, Kipkorir V, Srichawla BS. The clinical and radiographic features of eastern equine encephalitis: A single-center retrospective case series. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Dec 27; 103(52):e41170.

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Smith MD, Sampson CS, Wall SP, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Mattu A, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Thompson JT, Tomaszewski CA, Trent SA, Valente JH, Westafer LM, Wall SP, Yu Y, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Seizures: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, April 17, 2024. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jul; 84(1):e1-e12.

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Giannaccini C, Almendras C, Li I, DiNapoli M, Macnow T. Determining the Safety and Tolerability of Rapid Administration of Undiluted Intravenous Levetiracetam in Pediatrics. J Child Neurol. 2024 Jun; 39(7-8):241-245.

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Schoretsanitis G, Deligiannidis KM, Kasperk N, Schmidt CT, Kittel-Schneider S, Ter Horst P, Berlin M, Kohn E, Poels EMP, Zutshi D, Tomson T, Spigset O, Paulzen M. The impact of pregnancy on the pharmacokinetics of antiseizure medications: A systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 674 pregnancies. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Jul 13; 133:111030.

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Aney J. Valproic Acid-Associated Hyperammonemia: A Systematic Review. Comments on the Article by Dr Wong and Colleagues. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2024 Jan-Feb 01; 44(1):73.

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Holmes LB, Hunt AT, Will LA, Dhillon R, Deutsch C, Adams J. Facial dysmorphology in children exposed in pregnancy to anticonvulsant medications correlates with deficits in IQ. Am J Med Genet A. 2024 04; 194(4):e63511.

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Pendyala VV, Pribil S, Schaal V, Sharma K, Jagadesan S, Yu L, Kumar V, Guda C, Gao L. Effects of Acute and Chronic Gabapentin Treatment on Cardiovascular Function of Rats. Cells. 2023 11 25; 12(23).

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Lawal OD, Meador KJ, Hume AL, Wen X. Utilization of Antiseizure Medications in Women of Childbearing Age With Epilepsy and Nonepilepsy Indications: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Neurology. 2023 09 05; 101(10):e1083-e1096.

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