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Valproate for Epilepsy
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Valproate prevents seizures in most people who use it to control complex partial seizures and absence seizures. It is also effective against generalized tonic-clonic seizures, myoclonic seizures, and atonic seizures.Reference 1
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 26, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics
Reference Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology |
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