Long-Term Effectiveness of Ethosuximide, Valproic Acid and Lamotrigine in Absence Epilepsy

Abstract

Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang and Children’s Hospitals, Republic of Korea evaluated the long-term effectiveness and tolerability of ethosuximide (ESX), valproic acid (VPA), and lamotrigine (LTG) as initial monotherapies for patients with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE).

Keywords

• childhood absence epilepsy
• valproic acid
• lamotrigine