Risk of recurrence after drug withdrawal in childhood epilepsy

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Olmez A., Arslan U., Turanli G., AYSÜN S.

SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY, cilt.18, sa.4, ss.251-256, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.10.011
  • Dergi Adı: SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.251-256
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: After a reasonable seizure-free period, discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs (AED) is usually decided in epileptic patients despite the risk of seizure recurrence. In children, risk of recurrence after discontinuation of AED is generally 20-40%; however, there is still no general agreement on the criteria to predict safe discontinuation. This study was designed to determine the risk of recurrence and related risk factors after drug withdrawal in epileptic children.