AED Choice in Epilepsy

Choice Antiepileptic Drug (AED)medication in children
Seizure type/syndrome	First Line	Second Line	Drugs to avoid
Focal seizures	CBZ,LTG,OXC,TPM,VPA	CLB,GBP,LEV,PHT,TGB,ZON,PGN
Generalised Seizures
Absence	ESM,LTG,VPA	CLB,CLM,TPM	CBZ,GBP,OXC,TGB,VGB
GTC	CBZ,LTG,VPA,TPM	CLB,LEV,OXC,ZON	TGB,VGB
Myoclonic	VPA,TPM	LTG,CLB,CLM,LEV,Piracetam	CBZ,GBP,OXC,TGB,VGB
Tonic	LTG,VPA	CLB,CLM,LEV,TPM	CBZ,OXC
Atonic	LTG,VPA	LEV,TPM,CLB,CLM	CBZ,OXC,PHT
Childhood absence epilepsy	ESM,LTG,VPA	LEV,TOP	CBZ,OXC,PHT,TGB,VGB
Juvenile absence epilepsy	LTG,VPA	LEV,TPM	CBZ,OXC,PHT,TGB,VGB
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy	LTG,VPA	CLB,CLM,TPM,LEV	CBZ,OXC,PHT,TGB,VGB
BECTS	CBZ,LTG,OXC,VPA	LEV,TPM
BCOS	CBZ,LTG,OXC,VPA	LEV,TPM
Infantile spasms	VGB,Steroids	CLB,CLM,VPA,TPM	CBZ,OXC
Dravets	VPA,TPM,CLB,CLM	LEV,Stiripentol	CBZ,LTG,OXC,VGB
Lennox-Gastuat Syndrome	VPA,LTG,TPM	CLB,CLM,ESM,LEV,RUF	CBZ,OXC
Landau-Kleffner syndrome	Steroids,LTG,VPA	LEV,TPM	CBZ,OXC
CSWS	Steroids,CLB,CLM,VPA,LTG,ESM	LEV,TPM	CBZ,OXC,VGB
Myoclonic astatic epilepsy	CLB,CLM,VPA,TPM	LEV,LTG	CBZ,OXC