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Review
. 1991 Mar;84(3):159-62.
doi: 10.1177/014107689108400315.

Modern treatment strategies for patients with epilepsy: a review

J S Duncan  1
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Modern treatment strategies for patients with epilepsy: a review

J S Duncan. J R Soc Med. 1991 Mar.

Abstract

Of patients who develop epilepsy 70-80% will become seizure free, the remaining 20% are the most difficult to treat satisfactorily. Eighty per cent of patients are best treated with a single drug. Stepwise treatment plans for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients and for the evaluation of patients with chronic epilepsy are suggested. There is a lack of consensus regarding the rate at which to taper antiepileptic drugs being discontinued in patients with active epilepsy. There are arguments for making drug changes rapidly; these arguments and strategies for managing the withdrawal of individual drugs are presented.

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