Optimizing Treatment of Adolescents With Partial-Onset Seizures

Introduction .......................................................... 3 Epidemiology ....................................................... 3 Diagnosis and Classification of Partial-Onset Seizures .................................... 4 Current Pharmacologic Management Strategies for Partial-Onset Seizures in Adolescence .................................................... 8 Role of Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Treatment-Resistant Partial-Onset Seizures ......................................10 Monitoring ..........................................................11 Investigational Therapies for Inadequately Controlled Partial-Onset Seizures ....................11 Epilepsy in Adolescence: Special Considerations .....................................13 Conclusions ........................................................17 Post-Test .............................................................20