Seizures and Epilepsy

Emily Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.002

Seizures and Epilepsy

Emily Johnson

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide, and is a leading neurologic cause of loss of quality-adjusted life years. The diagnosis of seizures and epilepsy often depends on a careful history, and is supported with electroencephalogram and imaging. First-line treatment of epilepsy includes medical management. Antiepileptic drugs must be chosen with the patient's particular comorbidities in mind. Drug-resistant epilepsy cases should be referred to an epilepsy specialist and may be evaluated for additional medications, epilepsy surgery, neurostimulation, or dietary therapy. When caring for women, providers must take into account needs for contraception or pregnancy safety where applicable.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Medical Clinics of North America
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.002
State	Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Antiepileptic drugs
Epilepsy
Epilepsy surgery
Epilepsy treatment
First seizure
Seizure
Women with epilepsy

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Medicine(all)

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