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ethosuximide
[ eth-oh-suhk-suh-mahyd ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- an anticonvulsant, C 7 H 11 NO 2 , used in medicine to treat certain kinds of epilepsy, especially petit mal.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ethosuximide1
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Example Sentences
A third treatment, valproic acid, worked nearly as well as ethosuximide, but interfered with concentration.
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After four months of therapy, 58 percent of the children getting valproic acid and 53 percent of those getting ethosuximide were free of seizures, compared to just 29 percent given lamotrigine.
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So the winner is ethosuximide, Dr. Eileen Vining of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore said in a commentary.
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