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