Families’ Views on Discontinuing Anticonvulsants

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.

Keywords

• risks of seizure recurrence
• anticonvulsant
• single seizure relapse