title: Dilemma of antiepileptic drugs withdrawal in symptomatic epilepsy.
abstract: A successful treatment of epilepsy depends on numerous factors such as etiology, genetics and environmental impact. An exact diagnosis, treatment and an adequate selection of antiepileptic drugs (AED) are important from the very beginning. The patient with symptomatic epilepsy caused by the brain tumor (low-grade astrocytoma in the left parietal lobe, surgically removed 17 years after the first manifestation of illness) is presented in this study. He has been seizure free for 6 years. The represented case study deals with the risk-benefit analysis of the discontinuation of the prescribed antiepileptic treatment that has lasted for 23 years.
authors.affiliation: University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia. poliklinika.interneuron@ri.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Dubravka Sepić
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Grahovac
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bajek
authors.forename: Dinko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vitezić
authors.forename: Lidija Tuskan
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Mohar
authors.forename: Antonija
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruzić Barsić
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grahovac
authors.forename: Snjezana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bajek
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants