One of the oldest available anti–seizure medications, ethosuximide, is the most effective treatment for childhood absence epilepsy. The study group compared three medications typically used to treat the most common childhood epilepsy syndrome, childhood absence epilepsy, which is characterized by frequent non–convulsive seizures that cause the child to stop what he or she is doing and stare for up to 30 seconds at time. ... Click Here to Read More Click Here to Read More