Treatment of Febrile Seizures
Treatment of Febrile Seizures Peter R. Camfield Carol S. Camfield Kai J. Eriksson Introduction From a biologic perspective, febrile seizures are virtually always benign. However, they are frightening for parents…
Treatment of Neonatal Seizures
Treatment of Neonatal Seizures Eli M. Mizrahi Mark S. Scher Introduction The overall goal of treatment of neonatal seizures is to minimize brain injury that may be associated with or…
Treatment of Single and Infrequent Seizures
Treatment of Single and Infrequent Seizures Ettore Beghi Anne T. Berg Shlomo Shinnar W. Allen Hauser Introduction Epilepsy is a treatable condition characterized by the occurrence of repeated unprovoked seizures….
Adjunctive and Combination Therapy
Adjunctive and Combination Therapy Blaise F.D. Bourgeois Frank Gilliam Introduction A historical review of the practices of predominant combination therapy versus predominant monotherapy in the medical treatment of epilepsy reveals…
Rapid Substitution of Antiepileptic Drugs
Rapid Substitution of Antiepileptic Drugs Blaise F. D. Bourgeois Introduction In general, substituting one antiepileptic drug for an other is a relatively slow process that is carried out over several…
Routine Monitoring for Safety and Tolerability During Chronic Treatment with Antiepileptic Drugs
Routine Monitoring for Safety and Tolerability During Chronic Treatment with Antiepileptic Drugs John M. Pellock L. James Willmore Michael D. Privitera Introduction The goal of epilepsy therapy is to control…
Starting and Stopping Treatment
Starting and Stopping Treatment Olivier Dulac Ilo E. Leppik David W. Chadwick Luigi Specchio Introduction Although single seizures are common events—as many as 9% of the population have at least…
Choice of Antiepileptic Drugs
Choice of Antiepileptic Drugs Elinor Ben-Menachem Jacqueline A. French Introduction When the diagnosis of epilepsy has been made and extraneous factors that can provoke seizures are eliminated, then there is…
Compliance
Compliance Joyce A. Cramer Introduction Issues of compliance with drug regimens are universal across all medical disciplines. The impact of taking none or less than the appropriate amount of an…
Mechanisms of Drug Resistance
Mechanisms of Drug Resistance Sanjay M. Sisodiya Heinz Beck Wolfgang Löscher Annamaria Vezzani Introduction For most patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy requiring drug treatment, the outlook is favorable. In…
