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...um) is a medication primarily used in the management of [[epilepsy]] and [[seizures]]. It is a type of [[anticonvulsant]] or [[antiepileptic]] drug. ...seizures, but it does not cure epilepsy. The drug is also used to prevent seizures following [[neurosurgery]] or in patients with severe [[trauma]], such as a

== Seizures == '''Seizures''' (/ˈsiːʒərz/), also known as '''convulsions''' or '''fits''', are sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbances in the brain. They can

== Febrile seizures == ...iːʒərz/), also known as '''fever fits''' or '''febrile convulsions''', are seizures associated with a high body temperature but without any serious underlying

...anticonvulsant]] drug, which works by decreasing nerve impulses that cause seizures. Mysoline is used to control seizures in people with epilepsy. It can be used alone or in combination with other

...ve birth to". This is in reference to the drug's initial use in preventing seizures during childbirth. [[Valparin]] is used to control certain types of seizures by suppressing the abnormal and excessive activity of the nerve cells in th

A '''convulsant''' is a drug or chemical agent that induces convulsions, a type of [[paroxysmal]] event due to abnormal, excessive, synchronous dis ...of drug which prevents or reduces the severity of epileptic fits or other convulsions.