Ethosuximide, Valproic Acid, and Lamotrigine in Childhood Absence Epilepsy

Abstract

Efficacy, tolerability, and neuropsychological effects of ethosuximide, valproic acid, and lamotrigine in children with newly diagnosed childhood absence epilepsy were compared in a double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial performed at six centers in the US and organized as a Study Group.

Keywords

• neuropsychological effects
• valproic acid
• attentional dysfunction