Which of the following drugs is least efficacious in the treatment of cemporal lobe epilepsy ?
Correct answer: C. Primidone
- A. Phenobarbitone
- B. Phenytoin sodium
- C. Primidone
- D. Carbamazepine
Explanation
Carbamazepine is the preferred traditional drug for temporal-lobe, or focal impaired-awareness, epilepsy; phenytoin and phenobarbitone are also useful. Primidone is comparatively less efficacious for this seizure type, making it the best answer among the options.
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