MCQ Pharmacology Answer 8

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The correct answer is D

Explanation

Valproic acid is a drug of choice for:

Generalized epilepsy of unknown cause that produces more than one type of seizure. Absence seizures.

Ethosuximide is the other drug of choice.

If a person has absence seizures as well as other types of seizures, however, valproic acid usually works better because it can control several types of seizures.
Myoclonic seizures, such as those caused by juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

Clonazepam may be used when valproic acid does not work.

Valproic acid is also considered a first-line drug for treating partial seizures.


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