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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 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 affect by '''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> | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 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 affect by epilepsy[3]
nonadherence appears to be associated with increased health care costs,nevertheless XR-medicine appears as strategy to overcome compliance wih AED[4]
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Medicines | ||||
| type | ,,, | ,,,, | ||
| INN | Generic | slow release | ||
| carbamazepine | normal | xr | ||
| lamotrigine | normal | xr | ||
| levetiracetam | normal | xr | ||
| oxcarbazepine | ... | xr | ||
| phenitoin | ... | xr | ||
| valproate | xr | |||
| topiramat | xr | |||
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AED | ||||
ILAE Classification
[5] [6] A new perspective for Epileptic Disorders
Links
Prevalence and cost of nonadherence with antiepileptic drugs in an adult managed care population Dravet's syndrome
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