title: [Treatment of childhood epilepsy with lamotrigine. An evaluation of efficacy in different types of epilepsy].
abstract: Fifty-two children with intractable epilepsy received lamotrigine as add-on therapy on a compassionate basis. The results were reviewed after three and six months of treatment in order to evaluate the efficacy in different epilepsy syndromes. Mental retardation was present in 60% of the children. Ictal EEG was obtained in 38 children. At three months the median monthly seizure frequency was reduced from 46 to 14 in the 37 children that still received lamotrigine (p < 0.01). Seven children were seizure-free. Seizure reduction was most impressive in generalized epilepsy, since 63% of these had more than 50% seizure reduction compared to 18% in partial epilepsies (p < 0.05). This difference was unchanged after six months of treatment. Side effects were reported in 18 of the children. In 13 children the parents reported an improved wellbeing. Lamotrigine seems to be an efficient antiepileptic drug-especially in generalized epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Epilepsihospitalet, Dianalund.
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Uldall
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sommer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014227:Triazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014227:Triazines; D000077213:Lamotrigine
vernacular_title: Behandling af børneepilepsi med lamotrigin. En vurdering af effekten ved forskellige epilepsiformer.