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It is difficult to distinguish between genetic and cryptogenic syndromes.
It is difficult to distinguish between genetic and cryptogenic syndromes.


Morbility data is difficult to interpret when WHO<ref>http://www.who.int/en/</ref> states 50 millions persons affect by '''epilepsy'''<ref>(Chung 2015)</ref>
Morbility data is difficult to interpret when WHO<ref>http://www.who.int/en/</ref> states 50 millions persons suffers '''epilepsy'''<ref>(Chung 2015)</ref>


nonadherence appears to be associated with increased health care costs,nevertheless XR-medicine appears as strategy to overcome compliance wih [[antiepileptic drug|AED]]<ref>(Davis et al 2008)</ref>
nonadherence appears to be associated with increased health care costs, nevertheless XR-medicine appears as strategy to overcome compliance wih [[antiepileptic drug|AED]]<ref>(Davis et al 2008)</ref>


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Revision as of 21:32, 25 July 2015

Classification of ethiology could divided in four categories:

  • idiopathic epilepsy
  • symptomatic epilepsy
  • provoked epilepsy
  • cryptogenic epilepsy

[1] It is difficult to distinguish between genetic and cryptogenic syndromes.

Morbility data is difficult to interpret when WHO[2] states 50 millions persons suffers epilepsy[3]

nonadherence appears to be associated with increased health care costs, nevertheless XR-medicine appears as strategy to overcome compliance wih AED[4]

Medicines

type  ,,, ,,,,
INN  Generic slow release
carbamazepine  normal xr
lamotrigine  normal xr
levetiracetam  normal xr
oxcarbazepine  ... xr
phenitoin  ... xr
valproate  xr
topiramate  xr

AED

ILAE Classification

[5] [6] [7] A new perspective for Epileptic Disorders

Links

Prevalence and cost of nonadherence with antiepileptic drugs in an adult managed care population

Dravet's syndrome

References

References: