Seizure Disorders USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 3-year-old boy presents with recurrent brief episodes of sudden loss of muscle tone lasting 5-10 seconds during play, after which he awakens alert. His mother reports he has had several secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures at night. EEG shows characteristic 3 Hz spike-and-wave discharges. Which of the following medications is most appropriate?
Answer choices
- ALamotrigine
- BEthosuximideCorrect answer
- CLevetiracetam
- DPhenytoin
- ECarbamazepine
- FValproic acid
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