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Valproate for Epilepsy
Why It Is Used
Valproate is a drug of choice for:
- Reference Generalized epilepsy of unknown cause that produces more than one type of seizure.
- Reference Absence seizures Opens New Window. If a person has absence seizures as well as other types of seizures, valproate usually works well because it can control several types of seizures.
- Reference Myoclonic seizures, such as those caused by juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
- Valproate is also considered a first-line drug for treating Reference partial 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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