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The type of treatment
administered depends on the underlying cause of the seizures. For
example, if the patient has low glucose or abnormal calcium, your
doctor will try to determine the cause of these abnormalities and
treat it accordingly. These drugs aim to prevent seizures. The type of drug therapy prescribed depends on the type of seizure, the underlying cause of the epilepsy, age of the patient and possible side effects. Some patients may require more than one drug depending on they type of epilepsy they suffer from. Treatment usually starts with one drug at low dose. The dose is then increased slowly. In most patients epilepsy remits over a period of years and drug therapy may be withdrawn slowly. However, there is a 40 percent risk of recurrence of the epilepsy in the first year after withdrawal of anti-epileptic drugs. Many of the anti-epileptic drugs interact with other medications so it is important that the doctor knows about all of the medications a patient is taking. In some cases surgery may be required to treat the underlying cause of epilepsy such as where epilepsy is caused by vascular malformations or in refractory epilepsy |
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