title: Treatment of epilepsy.
abstract: Recently a number of new medications have become available for the treatment of epilepsy. In addition, advances in diagnostic facilities, particularly imaging, have improved dramatically in recent years. Patients with medically refractory epilepsy should be considered for the use of these drugs or for surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's and Royal Melbourne Hospitals, Victoria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants