Clonazepam

"Clonazepam" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An anticonvulsant used for several types of seizures, including myotonic or atonic seizures, photosensitive epilepsy, and absence seizures, although tolerance may develop. It is seldom effective in generalized tonic-clonic or partial seizures. The mechanism of action appears to involve the enhancement of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID receptor responses.

Descriptor ID	D002998
MeSH Number(s)	D03.633.100.079.080.070.150
Concept/Terms	Clonazepam Clonazepam Ro 5-4023 Ro 5-4023 Ro 54023 Antelepsin Antelepsin Rivotril Rivotril

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.633.100]
Benzazepines [D03.633.100.079]
Benzodiazepines [D03.633.100.079.080]
Benzodiazepinones [D03.633.100.079.080.070]
Clonazepam [D03.633.100.079.080.070.150]

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