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Seizures
(Seizure)
Summary
Description:
Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as EPILEPSY or "seizure disorder."
Also Known As:
Seizure; Convulsions; Convulsion; Tonic-Clonic Seizure; Focal Seizures Show All >>
Networked: 39136
relevant articles (3076 outcomes,
4785 trials/studies)
for this Disease
Key Drugs and Agents for Seizures
Efficacy Chart >>
Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
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Anticonvulsants (Antiepileptic Drugs)
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301 outcomes 393 studies in 3354 results
: IBA
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Pentylenetetrazole (Metrazol)
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212 outcomes 416 studies in 3040 results
: IBA
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Valproic Acid (Valproate, Semisodium)
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196 outcomes 165 studies in 1384 results
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FDA 51
Generic
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
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170 outcomes 158 studies in 1151 results
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FDA 24
Generic
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Diazepam (Valium)
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152 outcomes 107 studies in 1281 results
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FDA 84
Generic
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Phenytoin (Dilantin)
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145 outcomes 174 studies in 1421 results
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FDA 9
Generic
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Phenobarbital (Luminal)
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123 outcomes 120 studies in 1128 results
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FDA 1
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etiracetam (levetiracetam)
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108 outcomes 137 studies in 617 results
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FDA 45
Generic
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lamotrigine (Lamictal)
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107 outcomes 109 studies in 518 results
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FDA 33
Generic
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topiramate (Topamax)
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99 outcomes 102 studies in 401 results
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FDA 28
Generic
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Diseases Related to Seizures
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Seizures (Seizure)
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Epilepsy (Aura)
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Status Epilepticus (Complex Partial Status Epilepticus)
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Partial Epilepsies (Epilepsy, Partial)
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Absence Epilepsy (Absence Seizure)
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Key Therapies for Seizures
Efficacy Chart >>
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Ketogenic Diet
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52 outcomes 33 studies in 305 results
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Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
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39 outcomes 31 studies in 468 results
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Hemispherectomy
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35 outcomes 15 studies in 202 results
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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32 outcomes 29 studies in 292 results
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Electrodes (Electrode)
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30 outcomes 71 studies in 963 results
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