title: Epilepsy: old drugs do the trick in childhood absence epilepsy.
abstract: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial that compared three widely used anticonvulsants for childhood absence epilepsy established that ethosuximide was the most appropriate first-line therapy for this condition. The study provides guidance for the treatment of this common childhood epilepsy where evidence-based recommendations have previously been lacking.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Striano
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minetti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants