Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal
Publication Date: December 5, 2021
Key Points
Key Points
- Epilepsy is a common disease of the brain and accounts for approximately 1% of the global burden of all disease. In the United States alone, an estimated 70,000–200,000 adults per year will present with a first unprovoked seizure.
- Currently, epilepsy is not considered resolved until a patient is seizure-free for at least 10 years and off antiseizure medications (ASMs) for at least the last 5 years.
Treatment
Treatm...
...dults...
...e seizure-free for at least 2 years, there sh...
...g either ASM withdrawal or continuation with p...
...include discussion that there is not strong...
...icians should counsel that recurrent...
...t explore contributors to the quality of life o...
...ould discuss with seizure-free patients that...
...iscuss that the risk of seizure recurrence with A...
...hildre...
In children who are seizure-free for at lea...
...uld discuss with children and their fami...
...should counsel that recurrent seizure...
...uld explore contributors to quality of l...
...children seizure-free for at least 18–24 mont...
...zure-free for at least 18–24 mont...
...st take into account the known natural history...