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. 2003 Dec 23;61(12):1793-5.
doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000098891.76373.15.

Idiopathic generalized epilepsy and choice of antiepileptic drugs

Selim R Benbadis  1 , William O Tatum 4th, Maria Gieron
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Idiopathic generalized epilepsy and choice of antiepileptic drugs

Selim R Benbadis et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

The authors reviewed 58 patients with EEG-confirmed idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). When initially seen, 17 (29%) were on broad-spectrum (adequate) antiepileptic drugs (AED) only, 28 (48%) on ill-advised AED only, and 13 (22%) on a combination of both. Thus, a majority of patients with IGE initially receive ill-advised AED, which cause IGE to appear intractable.

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