pediatric seizure indications

Question 1

first line focal seizure

Answer 1

oxcarbazepine
levetiracetam

Question 2

first line generalized seizure

Answer 2

carbamazepine
phenobarbital
phenytoin/fosphenytoin
topiramate
valproic acid
levetiracetam

Question 3

first line absence seizure

Answer 3

ethosuximide
valproic acid

Question 4

first line juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Answer 4

topiramate
valproic acid

Question 5

first line Lennox-Gastaut

Answer 5

valproic acid

Question 6

first line benign epilepsy of childhood w/ centrotemporal spikes

Answer 6

carbamazepine
valproic acid

Question 7

first line epileptic spasms

Answer 7

ACTH

Question 8

neonatal seizures

Answer 8

phenobarbital