Epileptic Disorders
MENUDrug 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?
Answers
(1) No.
(2) No.
(3) No.