anticonvulsants midterm Flashcards
1
Q
first line for absence
A
ethosuximide
2
Q
1st line trigeminal neuralgia
A
carbamazepine
3
Q
acute treatment of status
A
benzodiazepine (lorazipam)
4
Q
prophylaxis in status
A
phenytoin
5
Q
lamotragine
A
all seizure types
often treatment of choice
slow to avoid rash
6
Q
valproic acid
A
all seizure types
teratogenic
7
Q
levitiracetam
A
renal cleared
well tolerated
may cause irritability