"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.
Drugs used to prevent SEIZURES or reduce their severity.
| Descriptor ID |
D000927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.427.080
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| 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anticonvulsants" by people in Profiles.
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Community health workers to improve adherence to anti-seizure medication in rural South Africa: Is it cost-effective? Epilepsia. 2021 01; 62(1):98-106.
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Essential Lessons in a Potential Sarin Attack Disaster Plan for a Resource-Constrained Environment. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2018 Apr; 12(2):249-256.
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Prevalence and factors associated with convulsive status epilepticus in Africans with epilepsy. Neurology. 2015 May 05; 84(18):1838-45.
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In vivo and ex vivo evaluation of a multi-particulate composite construct for sustained transbuccal delivery of carbamazepine. J Pharm Sci. 2014 Apr; 103(4):1157-69.
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Clinical features, proximate causes, and consequences of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa. Epilepsia. 2014 Jan; 55(1):76-85.
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Tuberculous mastitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of 2 cases. J Clin Rheumatol. 2011 Mar; 17(2):96-7.
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Trends in the molecular pathogenesis and clinical therapeutics of common neurodegenerative disorders. Int J Mol Sci. 2009 Jun 03; 10(6):2510-57.
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New-onset seizures in HIV-infected patients. A review and guide to management. S Afr Med J. 2001 Dec; 91(12):1025-6.
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A randomised controlled trial of intravenous magnesium sulphate versus placebo in the management of women with severe pre-eclampsia. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999 Mar; 106(3):289-90.
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The eclampsia trial--implications for South Africa. S Afr Med J. 1995 Aug; 85(8):746-7.