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Do ampicillin and cloxacillin help to reduce seizures?
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Only with meningitis: These are two antibiotics and do not have a direct effect on seizures. However if the seizures are due to a bacterial infection of the brain they may be helpful by treating the infection.
Answered 3/23/2015
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