Updated ILAE evidence review of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes

Efficacy and tolerability of zonisamide versus controlled-release carbamazepine for newly diagnosed partial epilepsy: a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial

(2012) Michel Baulac et al.   LANCET NEUROLOGY

A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of levetiracetam in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed absence epilepsy

(2011) Cinzia Fattore et al.   EPILEPSIA

Efficacy and safety of pregabalin versus lamotrigine in patients with newly diagnosed partial seizures: a phase 3, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial

(2011) Patrick Kwan et al.   LANCET NEUROLOGY

Comparative trial of low- and high-dose zonisamide as monotherapy for childhood epilepsy

(2011) So-Hee Eun et al.   SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY

A MULTICENTRE COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF SODIUM VALPROATE AND CARBAMAZEPINE IN PAEDIATRIC EPILEPSY

(2010) C. M. Verity et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

Comparative Study of Ethosuximide and Sodium Valproate in the Treatment of Typical Absence Seizures (Petit Mal)

(2010) N. Callaghan et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

Efficacy, tolerability, and safety of rapid initiation of topiramate versus phenytoin in patients with new-onset epilepsy: A randomized double-blind clinical trial

(2010) Eugene Ramsay et al.   EPILEPSIA

Ethosuximide, Valproic Acid, and Lamotrigine in Childhood Absence Epilepsy

(2010) Tracy A. Glauser et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Some treatments cause seizure aggravation in idiopathic epilepsies (especially absence epilepsy)

(2009) Ernest R. Somerville   EPILEPSIA