Descriptions

An anticonvulsant especially useful in the treatment of absence seizures unaccompanied by other types of seizures. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Ethosuximide is a succinimide anticonvulsant drug used to treat absence (petit mal) seizures. Ethosuximide suppresses the paroxysmal three cycle per second spike and wave activity associated with lapses of consciousness. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Ethosuximide
Part Display Name
Ethosuximide
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Ethosuximide

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
zh-CNChinese (China)琥珀乙烷
Synonyms: 乙琥胺
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Éthosuximide
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Etosuksimiid
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Etosuximida
it-ITItalian (Italy)Etosuccimide
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Etosuksimid
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Этосуксимид
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)ethosuximide
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Éthosuximide
fr-FRFrench (France)Éthosuximide
pl-PLPolish (Poland)Etosuksymid
el-GRGreek (Greece)Αιθοσουξιμίδη
Synonyms: Αιθοσουξιμίδη