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
...eatment...
...ults...
...who are seizure-free for at least 2 years, ther...
...ng either ASM withdrawal or continuation...
...seling must include discussion that ther...
...linicians should counsel that recurrent seizures p...
...ust explore contributors to the qual...
...s should discuss with seizure-free patients tha...
...s may discuss that the risk of seizure recurrence...
...ildren
...hildren who are seizure-free for at least 18–24...
...ns should discuss with children and thei...
...inicians should counsel that recurrent seizures pu...
...nicians should explore contributor...
...ren seizure-free for at least 18–24 month...
...hildren seizure-free for at least 1...
...icians must take into account the know...