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Anticonvulsant Action

Anticonvulsant Action is a pharmacological mechanism that belongs to the class of central nervous system drug actions, specifically characterized by the suppression or reduction of abnormal neuronal excitability and synchronization underlying seizure activity.

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The anticonvulsant MK-801 is a potent N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist.

Erik H.F. Wong, J A Kemp, Tony Priestley et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1986 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Mapping Patterns of c- <i>fos</i> Expression in the Central Nervous System After Seizure

Donna Cohén, J. Hempstead, Tom Curran · Science · 1987 · 1.8K citations

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The Novel Anticonvulsant Drug, Gabapentin (Neurontin), Binds to the α2δ Subunit of a Calcium Channel

N S Gee, Jason P. Brown, Visaka U.K. Dissanayake et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1996 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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An iontophoretic investigation of the actions of convulsant kynurenines and their interaction with the endogenous excitant quinolinic acid

M.N. Perkins, Trevor W. Stone · Brain Research · 1982 · 849 citations

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Which anticonvulsant for women with eclampsia? Evidence from the Collaborative Eclampsia Trial

The Lancet · 1995 · 827 citations

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  1. JP
    James P. Stables

    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, United States

    89 publications · 5.6K citations

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  2. BS
    Brian S. Meldrum

    Psychiatry Research Trust, United Kingdom

    61 publications · 3.5K citations

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  3. WL
    Wolfgang Löscher

    University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany

    51 publications · 3.2K citations

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  4. GD
    Giovambattista De Sarro

    Magna Graecia University, Italy

    70 publications · 2.8K citations

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  5. SJ
    Stanisław J. Czuczwar

    Medical University of Lublin, Poland

    103 publications · 3K citations

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  1. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    51 h-index

    252 publications

    21.4K citations

  2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

    Bethesda, United States

    48 h-index

    232 publications

    21.5K citations

  3. Medical University of Lublin

    Lublin, Poland

    39 h-index

    540 publications

    16.3K citations

  4. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    38 h-index

    281 publications

    18.7K citations

  5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    Tehran, Iran

    33 h-index

    359 publications

    12.6K citations

  6. Jagiellonian University

    Krakow, Poland

    31 h-index

    392 publications

    10.3K citations

  7. Psychiatry Research Trust

    London, United Kingdom

    30 h-index

    109 publications

    5.5K citations

  8. Jamia Hamdard

    New Delhi, India

    30 h-index

    199 publications

    7.5K citations

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  1. Epilepsia

    319 publications · 21K citations

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  3. European Journal of Pharmacology

    EJP · 220 publications · 10K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 433 publications · 13.9K citations

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  5. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

    177 publications · 9.2K citations

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