title: When the past challenges the present: are older antiepileptic drugs still the best choice in childhood absence epilepsy?
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arzimanoglou
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ryvlin
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perucca
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005013:Ethosuximide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D005013:Ethosuximide; D014635:Valproic Acid