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J R Soc Med 1991;84:159-162
© 1991 Royal Society of Medicine

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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol 84, Issue 3 159-162, Copyright © 1991 by Royal Society of Medicine

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Modern treatment strategies for patients with epilepsy: a review

JS Duncan
Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.

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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