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Correct Answer:
succinimides
antiseizure drugs include four classes of medication: (1) barbiturates, (2) benzodiazepines, (3) hydantoin and phenytoin drugs and (4) succinimides. there is a fifth category of antiseizure drugs but this fifth class does not have a major chemical classification. therefore, these drugs are called miscellaneous drugs for seizure control. examples of these drugs are gabapentin, primidone, tiagabine, topiramate.
a seizure is a disruption of the brains electrical functions that impacts a patient's motor ability and consciousness. the types of seizures are generalized, partial and special epileptic syndromes.
seizures happen without any signs or specific timing and are uncontrollable. a seizure is a symptom of another disease such as infections, trauma, metabolic disorders, vascular disease, birth trauma, congenital malformations, stroke, children experiencing high fever and neoplastic diseases.
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