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==Examples==
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Anticonvulsants may increase risk of suicide.<ref>{{Cite journal
| doi = 10.1001/jama.2010.410
| volume = 303
| issue = 14
| pages = 1401-1409
| last = Patorno
| first = Elisabetta
| coauthors = Rhonda L. Bohn, Peter M. Wahl, Jerry Avorn, Amanda R. Patrick, Jun Liu, Sebastian Schneeweiss
| title = Anticonvulsant Medications and the Risk of Suicide, Attempted Suicide, or Violent Death
| journal = JAMA
| accessdate = 2010-04-14
| date = 2010-04-14
| url = http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/14/1401
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In medicine, anticonvulsants are medications "used to prevent seizures or reduce their severity."[1]

Examples

For links to more information, see: Anticonvulsant: Subtopics


Adverse effects

Anticonvulsants may increase risk of suicide.[2]

References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Anticonvulsant (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Patorno, Elisabetta; Rhonda L. Bohn, Peter M. Wahl, Jerry Avorn, Amanda R. Patrick, Jun Liu, Sebastian Schneeweiss (2010-04-14). "Anticonvulsant Medications and the Risk of Suicide, Attempted Suicide, or Violent Death". JAMA 303 (14): 1401-1409. DOI:10.1001/jama.2010.410. Retrieved on 2010-04-14. Research Blogging.