[Medical and medico-social case management of drug-resistant partial epilepsy. Specific implementation of long-term antiepileptic treatment in the adult].
Medical treatment of refractory localisation-related epilepsies in adults should always be considered with regard to surgical possibilities. When long-term therapy with antiepileptic drugs is necessary, the treatment tries to achieve maximal efficacy with the lowest unavoidable toxicity. Until an evidence-based choice can be made, the management is currently based on empirical knowledge. In this article, the available literature on effectiveness and monitoring of long term antiepileptic therapy is reviewed.
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Service de Neurologie, Neuropsychologie et Explorations fonctionnelles des épilepsies, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France. chassagnon.serge@wanadoo.fr
D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019090:Case Management; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D016527:Drug Costs; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000927:Anticonvulsants