Table 2. Traditional Antiepileptic Agents
Agent FDA-Approved Indications
Carbamazepine (Tegretol®, Carbatrol®) Tonic-clonic, mixed, psychomotor
Phenytoin (Dilantin®) Tonic-clonic, psychomotor, status-epilepticus
Phenobarbital (various) Status-epilepticus, cortical focal, tonic-clonic
Primidone (Mysoline®) Tonic-clonic, psychomotor, focal
Valproate (Depacon™, Depakote®, Depakene®) Absence
Ethosuximide (Zarontin®) Absence

 

 

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