Childhood epilepsy with a small number of seizures may be left untreated:an international prospective study

Aims. It is unknown whether treatment with antiepileptic drugs in children with epilepsy with a presumed good prognosis is always necessary. We aimed to study the course of newly diagnosed epilepsy in children with a presumed good prognosis who are managed without AED treatment.Methods. A total of 151 children (one month to 12 years of age) with two to five lifetime unprovoked seizures (excluding febrile convulsions), were followed for three years. Treatment was initially withheld. Children with symptomatic epilepsy, or absence or myoclonic epilepsy, were excluded. AED treatment was started af... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Arts, Willem F.
Geerts, Ada T.
Brouwer, Oebele F.
van Donselaar, Cees A.
Stroink, Hans
Peters, Boudewijn A. C.
Peeters, Els A. J.
Camfield, Peter
Camfield, Carol
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Reihe/Periodikum: Arts , W F , Geerts , A T , Brouwer , O F , van Donselaar , C A , Stroink , H , Peters , B A C , Peeters , E A J , Camfield , P & Camfield , C 2019 , ' Childhood epilepsy with a small number of seizures may be left untreated : an international prospective study ' , Epileptic disorders , vol. 21 , no. 2 , pp. 141-153 . https://doi.org/10.1684/epd.2019.1040
Schlagwörter: childhood epilepsy / prognosis / no-treatment policy / antiepileptic drug / long-term evolution / FOLLOW-UP / CHILDREN / DUTCH / MORTALITY / ACCURACY
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/566981f5-2a1b-49b6-9b4d-e720a3b4e2e4