"Anticonvulsants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs used to prevent SEIZURES or reduce their severity.
| Descriptor ID |
D000927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.427.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Anticonvulsants- Anticonvulsants
- Anticonvulsive Agents
- Agents, Anticonvulsive
- Anticonvulsive Drugs
- Drugs, Anticonvulsive
- Anticonvulsant Drugs
- Drugs, Anticonvulsant
Antiepileptic Agents- Antiepileptic Agents
- Agents, Antiepileptic
- Antiepileptics
- Antiepileptic Drugs
- Drugs, Antiepileptic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Anticonvulsants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Anticonvulsants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1999 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anticonvulsants" by people in Profiles.
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Reducing Time to Seizure Treatment in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Through Quality Improvement Methodology: Seizure to Rescue. Neurol Clin Pract. 2026 Aug; 16(4):e200622.
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Methodology for the Pediatric Dose Optimization for Seizures in Emergency Medical Services (PediDOSE) study. Trials. 2025 Dec 13; 27(1):53.
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Treatment Practices for Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome: Consensus and Variation in Major Pediatric Epilepsy Centers. Pediatr Neurol. 2026 Jan; 174:46-53.
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The path to post-traumatic epilepsy: A review of emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Seizure. 2025 Dec; 133:195-201.
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WONOEP XVII appraisal: Targeting network excitability beyond the synapse -Neurotransmitter, ionic, and electro -diffusions. Epilepsia. 2025 Nov; 66(11):4139-4161.
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Seizure monitoring by combined diary and wearable data: A multicenter, longitudinal, observational study. Epilepsia. 2025 Nov; 66(11):4259-4271.
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Brivaracetam effectiveness and patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice: Data from a 12-month prospective, observational study in the United States. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Dec; 173:110565.
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Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus. BMC Neurol. 2025 May 26; 25(1):221.
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Prescribing errors in hospitalized patients on the ketogenic diet. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2025 May 23; 82(Supplement_3):S2937-S2942.
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Prehospital Ketamine Administration in Benzodiazepine Refractory Status Epilepticus: A Case Series Review. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2026; 30(2):323-331.