A patient with a history of seizure activity is noted to take ethosuximide (Zarontin). Review the following types of seizures and choose the one which is most likely to be experienced by this pa-tient
a. Absence
b. Myoclonic
c. Complex partial
d. Tonic-clonic
ANS: A
Ethosuximide is used to manage the symptoms of absence seizures. Succinimides have been used for myoclonic and complex partial seizures, although less commonly.
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