<prompt> Drug of choice for absence seizure:LamotrigineSodium valproateTrimethadioneGanoxolone  <response>: Ref: KDT 6th ed. pg. 407-408Uses of Sodium Valproate Valproic acid is the drug of choice for absence seizures. It is an alternativeadjuvant drug for GTCS, simple partial seizure and complex partial seizure Myoclonic and atonic seizures-control is often incomplete, but valproate is the drug of choice. Mania and bipolar illness: As alternative to lithium. Valproate has some prophylatic efficacy in migraine.MOA: prolongation of Na channel inactivationAugmentation of release of inhibitory transmitter GABA by inhibiting its degradationDrugs which can be used for absence seizure: Sodium valproate Ethusuximide Lamotrigine ClonazepamDrug of choice for different seizuresSeizure typesDOCAbsence seizures petit mal in children 2 - 3 yrEthosuximideAbsence seizuresNa ValproateGTCS Grand malLAMOTRIGINE Na ValproateFocal onsetPartial seizureCarbamazepineMyoclonic seizuresNa Valproate LamotrigineTonicClonic seizuresNa ValproateInfantilesalam seizureACTHInfantile spasm associated with tuberous sclerosisVigabatrinFebrile seizuresDiazepam per rectalStatus epilepticusLorazepam I.V.Seizures in eclampsiaMagnesium sulphateSeizure during pregnancyLamotrigineLennox Gastaut syndromeNa Valproate 