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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]

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

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