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 192 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	2	3
1997	0	1	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	1	1	2
2001	2	2	4
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	4	4
2004	2	2	4
2005	2	1	3
2006	7	3	10
2007	3	6	9
2008	2	4	6
2009	4	3	7
2010	6	6	12
2011	7	5	12
2012	8	2	10
2013	7	3	10
2014	10	2	12
2015	7	0	7
2016	9	5	14
2017	3	0	3
2018	6	3	9
2019	7	1	8
2020	7	2	9
2021	6	7	13
2022	3	5	8
2023	1	1	2
2024	1	2	3
2025	2	1	3

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Dave H, McCreary M, Guerra A, Sperling MR. Factors influencing seizure induction in patients with intracranial EEG recording. Epilepsia. 2025 Jun; 66(6):2089-2098.

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Nei M, Ho J, Ho RT. Cardiovascular Effects of Antiseizure Medications for Epilepsy. CNS Drugs. 2025 04; 39(4):383-401.

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Loushy I, Goldstein L, Devlin K, Volski A, Fletman E, Alcala-Zermeno JL, Porreca L, Sperling MR. Real-world use of cenobamate in adults: Efficacy and predictors of treatment response. Epilepsia. 2025 May; 66(5):1492-1504.

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Fletman EW, Cleymaet S, Salvatore A, Devlin K, Pickard A, Shah SO. Ketamine plus midazolam compared to midazolam infusion for the management of refractory status epilepticus. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2024 11; 246:108592.

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Kaur M, Utidjian L, Abend NS, Dickinson K, Roebling R, McDonald J, Maltenfort MG, Foskett N, Elmoufti S, Guerriero RM, Jain BG, Pajor NM, Rao S, Shellhaas RA, Slaughter L, Forrest CB. Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study on Safety and Electroencephalographic Response to Lacosamide for Neonatal Seizures. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Jun; 155:18-25.

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Perucca E, French JA, Aljandeel G, Balestrini S, Braga P, Burneo JG, Felli AC, Cross JH, Galanopoulou AS, Jain S, Jiang Y, K?lvi?inen R, Lim SH, Meador KJ, Mogal Z, Nabbout R, Sofia F, Somerville E, Sperling MR, Triki C, Trinka E, Walker MC, Wiebe S, Wilmshurst JM, Wirrell E, Yacubian EM, Kapur J. Which terms should be used to describe medications used in the treatment of seizure disorders? An ILAE position paper. Epilepsia. 2024 Mar; 65(3):533-541.

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Wilmshurst JM, Sperling MR. Equity in access to antiseizure medications: Who has the right to decide and what are the consequences of crisis decisions? Epilepsia. 2023 08; 64(8):2011-2013.

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Klein P, Krauss GL, Steinhoff BJ, Devinsky O, Sperling MR. Failure to use new breakthrough treatments for epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2023 06; 64(6):1458-1465.

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Angus-Leppan H, Sperling MR, Villanueva V. Antiseizure medications (antiepileptic drugs) in adults: starting, monitoring and stopping. J Neurol. 2023 Jan; 270(1):573-581.

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Wheless JW, Friedman D, Krauss GL, Rao VR, Sperling MR, Carrazana E, Rabinowicz AL. Future opportunities for research in rescue treatments. Epilepsia. 2022 09; 63 Suppl 1:S55-S68.

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