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单词 anticonvulsant
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anticonvulsant
noun[C]
(alsoanti-convulsant)
uk/ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt/us/æn.taɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/
asubstancethatpreventsorimprovesamedicalconditionin which someone'sbodyshakesviolentlywithsuddenuncontrolledmovements:
Anticonvulsants are used in thetreatmentofepilepsy.
Shebelievesshe should have been told to come off the anti-convulsant beforepregnancy.
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  • Thedrugis an anti-convulsantnormallygiven topeoplewithepilepsy.
  • Antidepressants and anticonvulsants can beadministeredfor sometypesofnervepain.
  • Patientsdiffergreatlyintheirtoleranceof the side-effects of anticonvulsants.
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anticonvulsant
adjective
(alsoanti-convulsant)
uk/ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt/us/æn.taɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/
with theeffectofpreventingorimprovingamedicalconditionin which someone'sbodyshakesviolentlywithsuddenuncontrolledmovements:
Anticonvulsantmedicationmay need to beadjustedifseizuresincrease.
The anticonvulsantactionof B12allowsit toreduceorpreventseizuresin somepatients.
Manypatientswere put on anti-convulsantdrugs.
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  • Heunderwentsurgerytwiceand had beenprescribedanti-convulsantmedication.
  • Apersonmight take anticonvulsantdrugstostopseizures, or havesurgerytoremoveadamagedportionof thebrain.
  • Mostdrugsin thisclassofsubstancesare anticonvulsant.
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  • alprazolam
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  • amyl nitrite
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  • aphrodisiac
  • barbiturate
  • caffeine
  • GHB
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  • LSD
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  • meow meow
  • psychedelic
  • smack
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(Definition ofanticonvulsantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanticonvulsant

anticonvulsant
In that study, two groups of epileptic women were compared; pre- and post-anticonvulsantusage.
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The drugs of choice are anticonvulsants and it is usual to begin with carbamazepine.
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Do anticonvulsants alter the natural course of epilepsy?
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Barbiturates are prescribed as sleeping tablets, as sedatives, and as anticonvulsants for the epileptic patient.
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Amphetamine-induced hyperactivity is the most established rodent model for mania; this hyperactivity is attenuated by a number of mood stabilizers including lithium, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics.
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They tend to present in the second 24 hours after surgery, may be either generalized or focal clinical events, and are easily controlled with anticonvulsants.
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The two principal anticonvulsants used in treating epilepsy are phenytoin and phenobarbitone.
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Many others, such as captopril, lithium, anticonvulsants, beta-blockers, propylthiouracil, levodopa and nifedipine have also been strongly implicated.
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Underanticonvulsanttherapy, clinic and electric disorders disappeared.
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Perhaps the greatest evidence that glutamate modulation might be important in the pathophysiology of mood disorders comes from the clinical use of theanticonvulsantlamotrigine.
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Anticonvulsantprophylaxis with carbamazepine was commenced and now he is doing well, and is free from seizures.
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Three out of six patients had been treated with anticonvulsants.
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All mood stabilizer drugs (including newer anticonvulsants) and all atypical antipsychotic drugs were available without formulary restriction.
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She had neuropathic pain, which settled with a tincture ofanticonvulsant.
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The possibility of the results being caused by confounders like anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines, and/or caffeine has been discussed.
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