Should antiepileptic drugs be withdrawn in seizure-free patients?

作者: Luigi M Specchio , Ettore Beghi

DOI: 10.2165/00023210-200418040-00001

关键词: DiscontinuationRisk factorDrug withdrawalAnesthesiaNeurological disorderEpilepsy syndromesEpilepsyJuvenile myoclonic epilepsyPediatricsConvulsionMedicine

摘要: … syndromes may mask the opposite effects of different syndromic patterns on the prognosis of epilepsy… heterogeneity in the study design and methods of assessment of the EEG features. …

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