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Can anybody explain what the current treatment for a tonic seizures is?
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Difficult: Tonic seizures are harder to treat , if there is intractable epilepsy, but some of the usual meds work, like Dilantin or Keppra (levetiracetam) or new one like Banzel may work.
Answered 5/21/2016
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