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What is Drug of choice for absence seizures is and explain in detail?
Ethosuximide and valproate are equally efficacious, but the latter i:more commonly used because it would als, prevent kindling and emergence of GTCS Valproate is clearly superior in mixed absence and GTCS, which is more common than pure absence seizures. REF KD TRIPATHI 8TH ED.