Pretreatment cognitive deficits and treatment effects on attention in childhood absence epilepsy

2013199 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

David Masur · Children's National

Shlomo Shinnar · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Avital Cnaan · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Ruth C. Shinnar · Children's National

Peggy O. Clark · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Jichuan Wang · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Erica Weiss

Abstract

This study provides Class I evidence that valproic acid is associated with more significant attentional dysfunction than ethosuximide or lamotrigine in children with newly diagnosed CAE.

Topics & Keywords

Epilepsy research and treatment Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 81, Issue 18, pp. 1572-1580

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182a9f3ca

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