Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal
Publication Date: December 6, 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
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Adult...
...who are seizure-free for at least 2 years, the...
...g either ASM withdrawal or continuation wit...
...ounseling must include discussion that there is no...
...should counsel that recurrent sei...
...must explore contributors to the quality o...
...hould discuss with seizure-free patients that it i...
...linicians may discuss that the risk of seizure...
...ildren...
...who are seizure-free for at least 18–24...
...inicians should discuss with children...
...cians should counsel that recurrent seizur...
...s should explore contributors to quality of life...
...hildren seizure-free for at least 18–24 m...
...n seizure-free for at least 18–24 months, in wh...
...take into account the known natural history of the...