Meaning

(medicine) A substance that helps to stabilize the neural or neurological function of the nervous system; especially, an antiepileptic medication..

Example Sentences

Antiepileptic Drugs / The utility of anticonvulsants in migraine prophylaxis was discovered because both epilepsy and migraine are episodic disorders of the central nervous system that are often comorbid and share certain symptoms. However, when used for migraine prophylaxis, these agents may be more properly described as neurostabilizers.

Recent studies have demonstrated that some neurostabilizers (i.e. antiepileptics) are effective monotherapies for migraine prevention. Topiramate (TPM), a neuromodulatory compound with stabilizing properties, has been demonstrated in several large, randomized, placebo-controlled trials to be an effective and generally well-tolerated migraine preventive therapy and is approved in the UK and many other countries for migraine prevention.

Although divalproex and topiramate are anticonvulsants, they are more properly termed neurostabilizers when used for migraine prophylaxis.

Word Forms

• neurostabilizers

When Should You Use Neurostabilizer?

Use neurostabilizer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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