Adult epilepsy
Asadi-Pooya AA, Brigo F, Lattanzi S, Blümcke I (2023)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2023
Journal
Book Volume: 402
Pages Range: 412-424
Journal Issue: 10399
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01048-6
Abstract
Epilepsy is a common medical condition that affects people of all ages, races, social classes, and geographical regions. Diagnosis of epilepsy remains clinical, and ancillary investigations (electroencephalography, imaging, etc) are of aid to determine the type, cause, and prognosis. Antiseizure medications represent the mainstay of epilepsy treatment: they aim to suppress seizures without adverse events, but they do not affect the underlying predisposition to generate seizures. Currently available antiseizure medications are effective in around two-thirds of patients with epilepsy. Neurosurgical resection is an effective strategy to reach seizure control in selected individuals with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Non-pharmacological treatments such as palliative surgery (eg, corpus callosotomy), neuromodulation techniques (eg, vagus nerve stimulation), and dietary interventions represent therapeutic options for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who are not suitable for resective brain surgery.
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Involved external institutions
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences / دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز
Iran, Islamic Republic of (IR)
Ospedale di Merano
Italy (IT)
Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) / Marche Polytechnic University
Italy (IT)
Iran, Islamic Republic of (IR)
Ospedale di Merano
Italy (IT)
Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) / Marche Polytechnic University
Italy (IT)
How to cite
APA:
Asadi-Pooya, A.A., Brigo, F., Lattanzi, S., & Blümcke, I. (2023). Adult epilepsy. Lancet, 402(10399), 412-424. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01048-6
MLA:
Asadi-Pooya, Ali A., et al. "Adult epilepsy." Lancet 402.10399 (2023): 412-424.
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