Families’ Views on Discontinuing Anticonvulsants

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-6-9

Keywords:

Risks of Seizure Recurrence, Anticonvulsant, Single Seizure Relapse

Abstract

The opinions of families of 76 children with epilepsy (>3 months seizure-free) and their 4 physician epilepsy specialists regarding acceptable risks of seizure recurrence (RSR) after AED withdrawal were investigated by questionnaire at the IWK Children’s Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Published

1996-06-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders