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Epilepsy vs Gabapentin - What's the difference?

epilepsy | gabapentin |

As nouns the difference between epilepsy and gabapentin

is that epilepsy is (pathology) a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts while gabapentin is (medicine) a medication, originally used for the treatment of epilepsy but now used to relieve pain.

epilepsy

English

(wikipedia epilepsy)

Noun

  • (pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
  • * (Jeremy Taylor)
    • Epilepsies , or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

    Derived terms

    * epileptic * epileptiform

    See also

    * falling sickness * grand mal * petit mal

    gabapentin

    English

    (wikipedia gabapentin)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A medication, originally used for the treatment of epilepsy but now used to relieve pain.
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