Is Depakine (valproid acid) good or bad for children with Attention Deficit?

[stath_mi]

I am a happy father of 2 boys. My older son (now 8.5 yrs) had his first seizure 18 month ago and a second one 1 month ago. Despite the low frequency, due to long duration (~1hr! in both cases) the doctor suggested to start medication and suggested depakine (valproid acid) mentioning it could potentially help with the attention deficit problem (ADD / ADHD).
To be sure, I checked with another doctor and to my surprise she said that depakine could deteriorate the attention deficit issue, based on recent research and publications, therefore she suggested keppra (levetiracetam).
Can anyone help so as to take a decision on the medication?
Thanks a lot in advance!

[stath_mi]

Thanks Caregiver222. I found quite a few relevant studies there.

Any other view and personal experience would help.

Thanks!

[caregiver222]

The use of medications to treat siezures is controversial - all have side effects. The evidence-based answers you seek can be found on the U.S. government website "Pubmed". Information on treatment protocols with these medications are available on that site.