Naslov
Dilemma of Antiepileptic Drugs Withdrawal in Symptomatic Epilepsy

Autori
Šepić Grahovac, Dubravka ; Bajek, Goran ; Vitezić, Dinko ; Tuškan Mohar, Lidija ; Ružić Baršić, Antonija ; Grahovac, Tanja ; Bajek, Snježana

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 35 (2011), 4; 1291-1294

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
epilepsy; brain tumor; antiepileptic drugs; withdrawal

Sažetak
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.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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