| Literature DB >> 17239628 |
Muhammad Al-Kaylani1, Peter Konrad, Barry Lazenby, Bennett Blumenkopf, Bassel Abou-Khalil.
Abstract
Data are limited on seizure recurrence after antiepileptic drug (AED) discontinuation in operated seizure-free patients. We reviewed seizure outcome in patients who came off AEDs after being seizure-free for 2 years following temporal lobe surgery in our center. Thirty-nine (68%) of 57 patients who discontinued AED therapy remained seizure-free. They had a younger age at surgery than the group with seizure recurrence (p=0.01). Earlier surgery may be a favorable predictor for seizure freedom after AED discontinuation.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17239628 DOI： 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.10.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Seizure ISSN： 1059-1311 Impact factor: 3.184