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Discontinuation of Antiepileptic Drug Treatment after Two Seizure-Free Yrs in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Pediatr 97:192-197, Delgado,M.R.,et al, 1996
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Article Abstract
Twenty-seven patients(41.5%)had seizure relapses.Patients with spastic hemiparesis had the highest relapse rate(61.5%)and those with spastic diplegia had the lowest rate(14.3%).No other factor correlated significantly with the risk of seizure relapse.Discontinuation of AEDs in children with CP can and should be practiced when possible after discontinuation in patients with spastic hemiparesis is significantly more likely to lead to seizure relapse than in patients with other CP types but no other factor is yet known to increase the chance of relapse.
 
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