mephenytoin

mephenytoin /me·phen·y·to·in/ (me-fen´i-to?in) an anticonvulsant used for the control of a variety of epileptic seizures.

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mephenytoin

(mfen´tō´n),
n brand name: Mesantoin;
drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsant;
action: reduces electrical discharges in motor cortex, reducing seizures;
uses: generalized tonic-clonic seizures, single or complex-partial seizures.

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mephenytoin, methoin

a hydantoin anticonvulsant drug, similar to phenytoin, but more toxic.