Acting to prevent or ward off epileptic seizures; relating to prevention of epilepsy.
From Greek 'ante' (before, against) + 'epileptikos' (relating to epilepsy), from 'epi' (upon) + 'leptos' (seized). A medical term for preventive treatment.
Before modern anticonvulsant medications, physicians attempted antepileptic treatments ranging from bloodletting to special diets, though none were truly effective until modern pharmaceutical science.
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