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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Paediatr Drugs. 2020 Apr;22(2):149–164. doi: 10.1007/s40272-019-00378-y

Table 2.

Listing of AEDs used to treat seizures in PME and AEDs that should be avoided in PME.

AEDs with Efficacy AEDs without Efficacy/Possibly detrimental AEDs of concern with MERRF
Valproate Phenytoin Valproate
Clonazepam Carbamazepine Carbamazepine
Periacetam Oxcarbazepine Phenytoin
Levetiracetam Eslicarbamazepine Phénobarbital
Topiramate Tiagabine
Clobazam Vigabatrin
Stiripentol Gabapentin
Peramampanel Pregabalin