Convulsant

Introduction: Convulsant

Description of Convulsant

Convulsant: agent that causes convulsions or seizures characterized by tonic and clonic contraction of most skeletal muscles.
Source: CRISP

Convulsant: Substances that act in the brain stem or spinal cord to produce tonic or clonic convulsions, often by removing normal inhibitory tone. They were formerly used to stimulate respiration or as antidotes to barbiturate overdose. They are now most commonly used as experimental tools.
Source: MeSH 2007

Convulsant: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Convulsant:

• Substance
• Convulsions (570 causes)
• Eclamptogenic
• Epileptogenic

Terms associated with Convulsant:

Related Topics

• Seizures

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Convulsant:

• bicuculline
• pentylenetetrazole
• quinolinate
• strychnine

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Convulsant

• Central Nervous System Stimulants

Source - MeSH 2007

• central nervous system stimulant

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Convulsant

The following list attempts to classify Convulsant into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Physiological Effects of Drugs
      • Central Nervous System Stimulants
        • Convulsants

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Central Nervous System Agents
        • Central Nervous System Stimulants
          • Convulsants

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