anti-seizure
adjective
an·ti-sei·zure
ˌan-tē-ˈsē-zhər 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiseizure
: preventing or counteracting seizures
An F.D.A. advisory committee on nervous system drugs has recommended approving three new antiseizure compounds for epilepsy, and the agency so far has approved one of them …—
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People who take anti-seizure drugs should avoid the jujube fruit in all of its forms.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Risk factors include malnutrition, chronic alcohol exposure, anticonvulsant (anti-seizure) medications, and pregnancy or lactation.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Coating silver particles with anti-seizure drugs has also been effective.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Aug. 2024
This can include anti-seizure medications, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, behavioral therapy, sleep training or sleep management medications, and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
For severe illness, healthcare providers help manage complications with anti-seizure medications or respiratory support, Steiner said.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Doctors gave him anti-seizure medications and a breathing tube and put him on ventilation before transferring him to the hospital in Utah.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
Anticonvulsants are anti-seizure medications typically used for epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 20 June 2024
Folate supplements can interact with several medications including methotrexate, sulfasalazine, anti-seizure medications, immunosuppressants, NSAIDs, barbiturates, diuretics, and pyrimethamine (an anti-malarial drug).
—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Risk factors include malnutrition, chronic alcohol exposure, anticonvulsant (anti-seizure) medications, and pregnancy or lactation.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Coating silver particles with anti-seizure drugs has also been effective.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Aug. 2024
This can include anti-seizure medications, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, behavioral therapy, sleep training or sleep management medications, and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
For severe illness, healthcare providers help manage complications with anti-seizure medications or respiratory support, Steiner said.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Doctors gave him anti-seizure medications and a breathing tube and put him on ventilation before transferring him to the hospital in Utah.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
Anticonvulsants are anti-seizure medications typically used for epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 20 June 2024
Folate supplements can interact with several medications including methotrexate, sulfasalazine, anti-seizure medications, immunosuppressants, NSAIDs, barbiturates, diuretics, and pyrimethamine (an anti-malarial drug).
—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
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anti-seizure
adjective
an·ti-sei·zure
variants
or antiseizure
: preventing or counteracting seizures
anti-seizure drugs
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