n
trade names: Dilantin, Diphenylan, Phenytex, others; drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsant; action: inhibits spread of seizure activity in motor cortex; uses: generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures, status epilepticus, nonepileptic seizures, trigeminal neuralgia, cardiac dysrhythmias caused by digitalis-type drugs.



