For which of the following seizures would Carbamazepine be prescribed as the appropriate drug treatment for prevention?
Carbamazepine is the drug of first choice for the treatment of complex paial seizures of children. These seizures sta focally and subsequently generalize with a loss of consciousness. Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant drug which is chemically related to the tricyclic antidepressants. This drug has been shown to be effective in the treatment of psychomotor and grand mal seizures, and in cases of trigeminal neuralgia. Ref: Greenberg D.A., Aminoff M.J., Simon R.P. (2012). Chapter 12. Seizures & Syncope. In D.A. Greenberg, M.J. Aminoff, R.P. Simon (Eds), Clinical Neurology, 8e.
Generalized tonic clonic
Simple paial
status epilepticus
Complex paial