anticonvulsant drug

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anticonvulsant drug - a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)anticonvulsant, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drugEmeside, ethosuximide, Zarontin - an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsygabapentin, Neurontin - an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingleshydantoin - any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsymedicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseasemephenytoin, Mesantoin - a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffectiveMebaral, mephobarbital - a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsyGemonil, metharbital - anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsyMilontin, phensuximide - anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit malMysoline, primidone - an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremorDepokene, valproic acid - anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures