Drug Treatment Of Seizures

No single drug controls all types of seizures, and different patients require different drugs. Some patients may need multiple medications. (See also Practice Guideline for the treatment of refractory epilepsy from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society..) Principles of long-term treatment There are some general principles on the use of anticonvulsants: A single drug, usually the one that first or An attempt was made, secondly, controlled…