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'''Seizure suppression''' is an effect caused by drugs which are known as | '''Seizure suppression''' is an effect caused by drugs which are known as [[anticonvulsant]]s. These are drugs that prevent or reduce the severity and frequency of [[seizure]]s in various types of epilepsy. The different types of [[anticonvulsant]]s may act on different receptors in the brain and have different modes of action. | ||
Two mechanisms that appear to be important in | Two mechanisms that appear to be important in [[anticonvulsant]]s are enhancement of [[GABA]] action and inhibition of sodium channel activity. Other mechanisms are inhibition of calcium channels and [[glutamate]] [[receptors]]. | ||
===Psychoactive substances=== | ===Psychoactive substances=== | ||