Antiepileptic drug therapy in younger patients: when to start, when to stop

Cleve Clin J Med. 1995 May-Jun;62(3):176-83. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.62.3.176.

Abstract

Decisions about whether and how long to treat seizures in children and adolescents should be based on rational criteria and knowledge of the natural history of epileptic syndromes, rather than on the presumption that all seizures should be treated at any cost.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Parents
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors
  • Seizures / classification
  • Seizures / drug therapy*
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants