The management of an epileptic disorder.

Successful management of a patient with a seizure disorder requires both a descriptive and etiological diagnosis. Anticonvulsant drugs then provide the key to treatment. Recently developed methods to measure serum anticonvulsant drug levels offer an excellent monitoring procedure enabling the physician to achieve optimum control. Limitations on recreational and occupational activities, the operation of a motor vehicle, what to do in the event of a seizure, questions of personality aberration and inheritance of epilepsy are other areas which need be defined for the epileptic patient.