title: Recent advancements in epilepsy.
abstract: This article reviews selected medical and surgical advances that the authors view as important to improving the treatment of patients with epilepsy. This includes a review of six new antiepileptic drugs (fosphenytoin, felbamate, gabapentin, lamotrigine, toprimimate, and vigabatrin), recent studies of the surgical technique of Multiple Subpial Transections, and a summary of a prospective longitudinal study on anterior temporal lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Wyler
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Vossler
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000588:Amines; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D000078328:Felbamate; D005632:Fructose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D048448:Phenylcarbamates; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010841:Pia Mater; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D000077236:Topiramate; D014227:Triazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020888:Vigabatrin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D048448:Phenylcarbamates; D011409:Propylene Glycols; D014227:Triazines; D000077236:Topiramate; D005632:Fructose; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D010672:Phenytoin; D000077206:Gabapentin; C043114:fosphenytoin; D020888:Vigabatrin; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D000078328:Felbamate