A study of three anti-epilepsy drugs revealed that the oldest drug was the finest way of curing Epilepsy.

Ethosuximide is a succinimide anticonvulsant and the oldest Epilepsy treatment used in the US. It has long been considered a treatment option with the fewest side effects, a notion reaffirmed by the latest study. Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder.

"The older drug gives you better seizure control combined with fewer attention problems”, said Dr. Tracy Glauser of Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Ohio, who conducted the study.

The drug Ethosuximide is produced by Pfizer Inc. and the Lamotrigine is a product of

A GlaxoSmithKline Plc. and Abbott laboratory produces Valproic acid. These were the drugs used in the study.

The study was carried out on around 446 youngsters at 32 medical centers in US.

Around 58 % of youngsters had Valproic acid, 53 % had Ethosuximide, and 29 % had Lamotrigine after the treatment of four months.

The results of the study found that Ethosuximide is the best to treat children with Epilepsy, as it did not interfere with many other factors, like a child’s ability to concentrate, and did not have as many side effects.