"Phenobarbital" 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.
A barbituric acid derivative that acts as a nonselective central nervous system depressant. It potentiates GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID action on GABA-A RECEPTORS, and modulates chloride currents through receptor channels. It also inhibits glutamate induced depolarizations.
| Descriptor ID |
D010634
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.253.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Phenobarbital- Phenobarbital
- Phenylbarbital
- Phenylethylbarbituric Acid
- Acid, Phenylethylbarbituric
- Phenemal
- Phenobarbitone
Phenobarbital Sodium- Phenobarbital Sodium
- Sodium, Phenobarbital
- Phenobarbital, Monosodium Salt
- Monosodium Salt Phenobarbital
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phenobarbital" by people in Profiles.
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Undue regulatory control on phenobarbital--an important yet overlooked reason for the epilepsy treatment gap. Epilepsia. 2015 Apr; 56(4):659-62.
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Intensive care unit management of patients with status epilepticus. Epilepsia. 2007; 48 Suppl 8:59-60.
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Management approaches to prolonged seizures and status epilepticus. Epilepsia. 1999; 40 Suppl 1:S59-63; discussion S64-6.
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Levels of pyrimethamine in sera and cerebrospinal and ventricular fluids from infants treated for congenital toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis Study Group. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1992 May; 36(5):1040-8.
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Therapy for status epilepticus. Clin Neuropharmacol. 1983; 6(4):255-69.