anti-convulsant, a. and n.
(ˌæntɪkɒnˈvʌlsənt)
[anti-1 3 b.]
A. adj. That retards or prevents convulsions (Lippincott's New Med. Dict., 1910). B. n. A substance that is antagonistic to convulsions.
| 1943 Lancet 6 Nov. 578/2 Petit mal or slow-wave activity is less amenable to phenobarbitone and other anticonvulsants than are major fits. 1946 Nature 19 Oct. 541/2 Although the patient was under the influence of large doses of anticonvulsant drugs and was almost free from spontaneous attacks. 1966 Lancet 24 Dec. 1371/2 Phenobarbitone sodium and intramuscular paraldehyde in optimum doses, were used as anticonvulsants. |