RT Book, Section
A1 Wheless, James W.
A2 Duchowny, Michael
A2 Cross, J. Helen
A2 Arzimanoglou, Alexis
SR Print(0)
ID 1138412076
T1 Antiepileptic Drug Follow-up and Withdrawal
T2 Pediatric Epilepsy
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071496216
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138412076
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  aim  of  epilepsy  treatment  is  cessation  of  seizures  without  side  effects.  In  the  course  of  treating  the  child,  the  family  should  be  informed,  based  on  their  level  of  medical  sophistication,  about  choices  of  treatment  and  options  for  dealing  with  the  condition  and  its  consequences.  Both  seizures  and  therapies  carry  risks  and  optimal  patient  care  requires  thoughtful  balancing  of  these  risks  and  benefits.  To  provide  the  best  care,  the  physician  must  be  aware  of  the  available  options  and  individualize  them  to  the  needs  of  the  specific  child  (see  Chapter  2).