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What AEDs prevent spikes and sharp waves?

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Neurology · University of South Florida
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Good question, but the way it is phrased makes it difficult to answer:

  • Generally, all ASMs can suppress seizure activity and interictal discharges to some degree.
  • There is a huge difference among the subtypes of epilepsy, for example in IGE and LGS, there may be a correlation between the interictal...

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Neurology · Penn Medicine Princeton Health
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Both Keppra and Depakote are capable of suppressing spike and wave.

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Neurology · University of Minnesota
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I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last.

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