PHARMACOLOGIC PROFILEGeneral UseAnticonvulsants are used to decrease the incidence and severity of seizures due various etiologies.Some anticonvulsants are used parenterally in the immediate treatment of seizures. It isnot uncommon for patients to require more than one anticonvulsant to control seizures on along-term basis. Many regimens are evaluated with serum level monitoring. Several anticonvulsantsalso are used to treat neuropathic pain.General Action and InformationAnticonvulsants include a variety of agents, all capable of depressing abnormal neuronal dischargesin the CNS that may result in seizures. They may work by preventing the spread of seizureactivity, depressing the motor cortex, raising seizure threshold, or altering levels of neurotransmitters,depending on the group. See individual...
