TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Anticonvulsants A1 - LoVecchio, Frank A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2020 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Anticonvulsants, or antiepileptics, are used to treat acute seizures and prevent convulsions in patients with epilepsy. The first generation of antiepileptics was developed between 1938 and 1978 (Table 197-1). Since 1993, over 20 additional agents, termed the second and third generations of antiepileptic drugs, have been introduced into clinical use. In general, these new anticonvulsants have fewer serious adverse side effects and fewer drug interactions than the first-generation agents. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166601069 ER -