convulsant
adjective
con·vul·sant
kən-ˈvəl-sənt 
: causing convulsions : convulsive sense 1a
convulsant
noun
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Currently, the treatments for the condition include muscle relaxants and anti-convulsant medications, which can alleviate some of the symptoms of the condition, as well as IV antibody treatments that try to reset the immune system to dial down its attack on the body’s own cells.
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Alice Park, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
Scientists began seeking a shorter-acting anesthetic without convulsant properties.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2019
Anti-convulsant drugs failed to control the seizures.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2010
The only thing that helps is an anti-convulsant drug, but with Sri Lanka’s financial crisis hitting medical imports, Miru’s father, Upul Chandana, has struggled to find the medicine anywhere.
—Rukshana Rizwie, CNN, 15 Apr. 2022
Poultices of opium and honey, botox, anti-convulsant drugs, antidepressants, beta blockers — drugs whose efficacy was not intended but stumbled upon.
—Katy Schneider, The Cut, 22 May 2018
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Alice Park, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
Scientists began seeking a shorter-acting anesthetic without convulsant properties.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2019
Anti-convulsant drugs failed to control the seizures.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2010
The only thing that helps is an anti-convulsant drug, but with Sri Lanka’s financial crisis hitting medical imports, Miru’s father, Upul Chandana, has struggled to find the medicine anywhere.
—Rukshana Rizwie, CNN, 15 Apr. 2022
Poultices of opium and honey, botox, anti-convulsant drugs, antidepressants, beta blockers — drugs whose efficacy was not intended but stumbled upon.
—Katy Schneider, The Cut, 22 May 2018
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convulsant
1 of 2 adjective
con·vul·sant
kən-ˈvəl-sənt
: causing convulsions : convulsive sense 1
convulsant
2 of 2 noun
: an agent and especially a drug that produces convulsions
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