Seizure freedom off antiepileptic drugs after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery

نویسندگان

  • Muhammad Al-Kaylani
  • Peter Konrad
  • Barry Lazenby
  • Bennett Blumenkopf
  • Bassel Abou-Khalil
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Seizure

دوره 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007