Anti-convulsants

Anticonvulsants are prescription medications that are used to treat and prevent seizures.

During a seizure there is a change in the level of nerve cell electrical signals from a normal level to an excessive or abnormal amount of nerve signals.

This increased nerve activity is responsible for the signs and symptoms of a seizure (1).

Approximately 10% of the population has at least one seizure in their lifetime. Globally, epilepsy is the fourth most common neurologic disorder after migraine, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), and Alzheimer disease (2).

The abnormal electrical activity of epilepsy may result in a variety of events, including loss of consciousness, abnormal movements, atypical or odd behavior, and distorted perceptions that are of limited duration but recur if untreated (2).