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Drug treatment strategies for epilepsy revisited: starting early or late? One drug or several drugs? Volume 18, issue 4, December 2016

TEST YOURSELF

(1) Is there compelling evidence from clinical studies of animals or humans for a substantial clinical long-term benefit based on early drug treatment of single seizures, which occur early or associated with non-severe epilepsy?(to be validated by the author at the proofs stage).

(2) Is there compelling evidence for a substantial clinical benefit based on combination treatment versus switching to alternative monotherapy for the majority of patients with refractory epilepsy?

(3) Is there compelling evidence for a substantial clinical long-term benefit based on combining drugs with different primary mechanisms of action, for the treatment of refractory epilepsy?

 

 

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Answers

(1) No.


(2) No.


(3) No.

 

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