Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal
Publication Date: December 5, 2021
Key Points
Key Points
- Epilepsy is a common disease of the brain and accounts for approximately 1% of the global burden of all disease. In the United States alone, an estimated 70,000–200,000 adults per year will present with a first unprovoked seizure.
- Currently, epilepsy is not considered resolved until a patient is seizure-free for at least 10 years and off antiseizure medications (ASMs) for at least the last 5 years.
Treatment
Treatm...
...ults...
...are seizure-free for at least 2 years,...
...scussing either ASM withdrawal or continuat...
...must include discussion that there is no...
...ans should counsel that recurrent seizu...
...t explore contributors to the quality of life...
...nicians should discuss with seizure-free p...
...s may discuss that the risk of seiz...
...hildre...
...n who are seizure-free for at least 1...
...icians should discuss with children and thei...
...uld counsel that recurrent seizures pu...
...cians should explore contributors t...
...ren seizure-free for at least 18–24 months,...
...seizure-free for at least 18–24 month...
...nicians must take into account the known natural h...