A 7-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his mother due to bad school performance. The teacher has noticed him during the lesson he looks tostare into the upper corner of the class and he seems to ignore the teacher and doesn't pay attention during this episode. The sam thing occurs when he is watching television show. He eats a well-balanced diet and is at the 50th percentile for height and weight. Which of the following is the most appropriate pharmacotherapy for this patient?

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Eductional Objective: Absence seizures are a type of generalized epilepsy characterized by brief staring spells with momentary loss of awareness followed by an abrupt return to full consciousness.  A classic 3-Hz spike-wave is seen on electroencephalogram; the treatment is ethosuximide.

A 7-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Physician by His