Reports on issues related to the draft guidelines on epilepsy drugs released by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in Great Britain. Recommendations on the use of older antiepileptic...
The use of antidepressant medication in those aged 12 or under should only be considered in very rare circumstances according to the NICE guideline. It must be noted that there are no references to epilepsy in the NICE guidelines. The consensus statement on evaluation and treatment of people ...
The recently updated NICE guideline in England on epilepsy advises that “multimorbidity is considered in the treatment of older PWE starting an ASM, particularly those with comorbidities” [119]. The best management of multimorbid PWE requires a paradigm shift from the traditional single disease-...
base for antiepileptic drug treatment in these guide- lines remains poor for many common childhood epilepsies, consisting of only a few high-quality ran- domised controlled trials (RCT). 9 Much of the evi- dence available to NICE is extrapolated from heterogeneous studies of seizures mixing epil...
The trial will compare two licensed drugs, comparing their effects to active monitoring with no medication. NICE guidelines recommend treatment with the standard epileptic drug carbamazepine which is very effective at preventing seizures but can have negative impacts on learning. A newer drug called lev...
The NICE audit of epilepsy related deaths revealed that 1200 epilepsy deaths occur every year in the UK, with 42% potentially avoidable.[1] Convulsive status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening condition with over 20% mortality rate, especially if early treatment is not initiated.[2] Ten ...
In 1904, the first neurosurgical intervention, the treatment of a brain tumor patient, was performed by Anton von Eiselsberg (1860–1939). In cooperation with Egon Ranzi, he operated many patients with brain tumors and epilepsy. In the period from 1930 to 1939, an independent neurosurgical dep...
” represents a leading cause of death in patients with epilepsy. This activity reviews the definition, epidemiology, physiology, risk factors, and treatment of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). It highlights the role of the interprofessional team in stratifying and mitigating the risks ...
Variables included demographic and social information, epilepsy history and follow up arrangements, ASM regimen, comorbid mental health problems, and treatment, and whether provision of relevant information had been given. Standards for examining epilepsy healthcare provision were selected using the NICE ...
In epilepsy, the complex interaction between mood, seizures, drug treatment and the psychosocial burden related to epilepsy suggests that neurologists play a key role in the treatment of this disorder. Compliance with psychiatric treatment guidelines and epilepsy-specific treatment recommendations is ...