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Gabapentin for Epilepsy
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People taking gabapentin in addition to other antiepileptic medicines may have fewer seizures.Reference 1
Gabapentin has not been shown to be effective for treating primary Reference generalized seizures Opens New Window or childhood Reference absence seizures Opens New Window.
| 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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