Valproic Acid

Valproic acid (VPA) is a chemical compound that has found clinical use as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug, primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It is also used to treat migraine headaches and schizophrenia. In epileptics, valproic acid is used to control absence seizures, tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal), complex partial seizures, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and the seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. It is also used in treatment of myoclonus. In some countries, parenteral (administered intravenously) preparations of valproate are used also as second-line treatment of status epilepticus, alternatively to phenytoin.
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Valproic acid /val·pro·ic ac·id/ an anticonvulsant used particularly for the control of absence seizures. val·pro·ic acid n. [more]Valproic acid - Community and Resources

Noun
1. anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures
(synonym) Depokene
(hypernym) anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug
(classification) trade name, brand name, brand, marque

[val-PRO-ik acid]
A drug used to treat epileptic seizures and bipolar disorder and to prevent migraine headaches. It is also being studied in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma. It belongs tothe families of drugs called anticonvulsants, antimanics, and migraine headache prophylactics.