"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Anticonvulsants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Anticonvulsants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anticonvulsants" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of Epidiolex® (Cannabidiol) on seizure-related emergency department visits and hospital admissions: A retrospective cohort study. Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Feb; 127:108538.
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Levetiracetam compared with phenytoin or fosphenytoin in benzodiazepine-refractory pediatric status epilepticus. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Jan; 29(1):125-127.
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Levetiracetam vs. phenytoin as 2nd-line treatment for status epilepticus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 10; 111:107286.
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Should Antiepileptic Drugs Be Initiated in the Emergency Department After a First-Time Seizure? Ann Emerg Med. 2017 06; 69(6):752-754.
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Seizures in fragile X syndrome: characteristics and comorbid diagnoses. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2010 Nov; 115(6):461-72.
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Bilateral hippocampal volume predicts verbal memory function in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2004 Oct; 5(5):687-95.
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Psychopharmacology in fragile X syndrome--present and future. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2004; 10(1):42-8.
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Epilepsy in fragile X syndrome. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2002 Nov; 44(11):724-8.