TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - A Practical Guide to AED Pharmacology A1 - Gilman, Jamie T. A1 - West, Kim A2 - Duchowny, Michael A2 - Cross, J. Helen A2 - Arzimanoglou, Alexis PY - 2017 T2 - Pediatric Epilepsy AB - Almost half of the patients who initially present with epilepsy will become seizure free on their first antiepileptic drug (AED). The prognosis for the remaining half who fail initial treatment is less optimistic with response rates plummeting lower with each successive treatment failure.1 This data underscore the importance of selecting an agent with a high probability of success early in treatment. In children, agent selection is often the foundation for successful therapy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/06 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138412250 ER -