A young male, Farhan suffers from a seizure disorder which is characterized by tonic rigidity of limbs followed in 20-30 sec by tremors progressing to massive jerking of the body. This clonic phase lasts for 1-3 min. The anti-seizure drug of choice for this patient is:
Diagnosis of this patient is generalized tonic clonic seizure (GTCS) or grand mal epilepsy. Drug of choice for this condition is valproic acid.
Epilepsy
Clonazepam
Ethosuximide
Fosphenytoin
Valproic acid
Valproic acid