March 3, 2010 — A new double-blind study that compared ethosuximide, a drug that dates back to the 1950s, with valproic acid and lamotrigine finds that ethosuximide may be the treatment of choice for ...

Childhood absence epilepsy, the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome, is usually treated with ethosuximide, valproic acid, or lamotrigine. The most efficacious and tolerable initial empirical ...

Seizures may be of two main types, partial and generalized. There are four components of a seizure. Each of the four components are distinctly different and distinguished. Not all seizure types will ...