2018
Comparative efficacy of unique antiepileptic drug regimens in focal epilepsy: An exploratory study
Legge AW, Detyniecki K, Javed A, Hirsch LJ, Kato K, Buchsbaum R, Chen B, Choi H. Comparative efficacy of unique antiepileptic drug regimens in focal epilepsy: An exploratory study. Epilepsy Research 2018, 142: 73-80. PMID: 29571152, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal epilepsyLamotrigine monotherapyUnique regimensSeizure freedomAntiepileptic drug polytherapyContinuous seizure freedomUnique antiepileptic drugAED regimensAED treatmentDrug polytherapyPersistent seizuresPhenytoin monotherapyAntiepileptic drugsEpilepsy severityPatient comparisonSix-month periodMonotherapyRegimensSame patientComparative efficacyBetter outcomesPatientsPolytherapyBetter efficacyEpilepsy
2014
The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment
Laxer KD, Trinka E, Hirsch LJ, Cendes F, Langfitt J, Delanty N, Resnick T, Benbadis SR. The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment. Epilepsy & Behavior 2014, 37: 59-70. PMID: 24980390, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory epilepsyPractical clinical recommendationsNew drug therapiesPersistent seizuresOngoing seizuresSurgical treatmentAntiepileptic drugsUncontrolled seizuresDrug therapyEpilepsy expertsEpileptogenic processPsychosocial burdenClinical recommendationsNeuropsychiatric impairmentNervous systemEpilepsyProgressive epilepsySeizuresDiagnostic proceduresVocational consequencesAdverse effectsPatientsRiskTreatmentBurden