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dilantin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diphenylhydantoin, phenytoin |
| Type of | hydantoin |
Examples of dilantin
dilantin
Dilantin is the most commonly prescribed anticonvulsant in this country, and has been since its discovery in 1938.
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Dilantin has traditionally been the standard of care in preventing seizures, which afflict 25 to 30 percent of patients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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- Diphenylhydantoin: an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
- Phenytoin sodium is a commonly used antiepileptic. Phenytoin (fen-i-TOE-in) acts to suppress the abnormal brain activity seen in seizure by reducing electrical conductance among brain cells by stabilizing the inactive state of voltage-gated sodium channels. ...
- A drug sometimes linked to excess hair growth
- (phenytoin): A drug that is often used to control seizures.
