Wilfong Angus, Schultz Rebecca
Pediatric Neurology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin, CC1710 Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Epilepsy Res. 2005 Mar-Apr;64(1-2):31-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.02.006. Epub 2005 Apr 19.
This chart review investigated the efficacy and safety of zonisamide in 45 patients aged < or = 18 years with absence seizures. Of these patients, 23 (51.1%) achieved freedom from absence seizures. Two patients discontinued zonisamide, 1 for increased seizures and 1 for sleepiness and inefficacy. These data support the efficacy of zonisamide in treating absence seizures.