A 10-year-old girl was brought to the neurology clinic by her mother, who reported that her daughter had two tonic-cloni

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A 10-year-old girl was brought to the neurology clinic by her mother, who reported that her daughter had two tonic-clonic seizures in the past 7 days. The girl's teacher had also noted that the girl had four episodes of "staring" in 1 day during this same time period. The girl had a history of absence seizures for which she had been taking ethosuximide for the past 2 months. Which of the following changes in the patient's therapy would be most appropriate at this time? A. Discontinue ethosuximide and substitute phenobarbital. B. Discontinue ethosuximide and substitute carbamazepine. C. Increase ethosuximide dose and add diazepam. D. Increase ethosuximide dose and add phenobarbital. E. Discontinue ethosuximide and substitute valproic acid. 41.