J W Sander1. 1. Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To review the factors influencing prognosis of epilepsy in this era of antiepileptic drugs and surgical treatment. METHODS: Systematic review of peer-reviewed literature. RESULTS: The prognosis depends on many factors; aetiology, age of onset, number of seizures at onset, the natural history of the condition, and the influence of treatment. However, between 70 and 80% of people developing epilepsy will go into long-term remission, usually within the first 5 years. DISCUSSION: Prognosis in epilepsy is the prospect of attaining complete seizure freedom once a pattern of recurrent epileptic seizures has been established. Well-designed prospective cohort studies using standard outcome measures need to be conducted, especially in non-Western cultures.
PURPOSE: To review the factors influencing prognosis of epilepsy in this era of antiepileptic drugs and surgical treatment. METHODS: Systematic review of peer-reviewed literature. RESULTS: The prognosis depends on many factors; aetiology, age of onset, number of seizures at onset, the natural history of the condition, and the influence of treatment. However, between 70 and 80% of people developing epilepsy will go into long-term remission, usually within the first 5 years. DISCUSSION: Prognosis in epilepsy is the prospect of attaining complete seizure freedom once a pattern of recurrent epilepticseizures has been established. Well-designed prospective cohort studies using standard outcome measures need to be conducted, especially in non-Western cultures.
Authors: Uwe Runge; Stephan Arnold; Christian Brandt; Fritjof Reinhardt; Frank Kühn; Kathleen Isensee; Francisco Ramirez; Peter Dedeken; Thomas Lauterbach; Matthias Noack-Rink; Thomas Mayer Journal: Epilepsia Date: 2015-11-03 Impact factor: 5.864