title: Treatment of epilepsy in adults: expert opinion in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to survey a group of epileptologists in China regarding the treatment of adult epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire on treatment of adult epilepsy was sent to a group of opinion leaders in the field of epilepsy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For initial monotherapy for idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), valproate was rated as the treatment of choice. In symptomatic localization-related epilepsy (SLRE)/simple partial seizures and SLRE/complex partial seizures, carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine were the respective treatments of choice, whereas in SLRE/secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, and oxcarbazepine were treatments of choice. For women who were pregnant or trying to conceive, lamotrigine was the treatment of choice for both IGE and SLRE. In people with epilepsy who were HBsAg positive, whether liver function was normal or not, topiramate and levetiracetam were treatments of choice for IGE. Valproate and levetiracetam were treatments of choice for seizures in the emergency department.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A high level of consensus was reached on most treatments of choice and first-line treatments for patients with epilepsy, which were in accordance with published US expert opinion.
authors: Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Pei-min
authors: PM
authors: Yu
authors: Guo-xing
authors: GX
authors: Zhu
authors: Ding
authors: D
authors: Ding
authors: Lan
authors: L
authors: Xu
authors: Ting
authors: T
authors: Zhao
authors: Xing-hua
authors: XH
authors: Tang
authors: Yun-bo
authors: YB
authors: Shi
authors: Zhen
authors: Z
authors: Hong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009462:Neurology; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents