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ethosuximide::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | emeside, zarontin |
| Type of | anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug |
Examples of ethosuximide
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Roundworms treated with ethosuximide lived up to 29 percent longer than normal.
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Study participants were randomly assigned to ethosuximide, valproic acid or lamotrigine.
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They also determined ethosuximide was associated with significantly fewer negative effects on attention.
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Ethosuximide is used to treat seizure disorders in people.
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The freedom-from-failure rates of ethosuximide and valproic acid were similar to each other and both were significantly higher than that for lamotrigine.
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When mice got the medications before noise exposure, only trimethadione, not ethosuximide, significantly reduced subsequent hearing loss.
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After 16 weeks of therapy, the researchers found ethosuximide and valproic acid were significantly more effective than lamotrigine in controlling seizures, with no intolerable side effects.
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These mutations inhibit the activity of some sensory neurons in the worm, and that helped the researchers conclude that ethosuximide also directly affected these neurons.
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Researchers concluded that ethosuximide was preferred as initial therapy because of its improved seizure control compared to lamotrigine and fewer attentional effects compared to valproic acid.
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- An anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy
- Ethosuximide is a succinimide anticonvulsant, used mainly in absence seizures.
- Amphetamines may delay intestinal absorption of ethosuximide.
- Also known as Zarontin. This antiepileptic drug is used effectively to treat absence seizures.
