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Chapter 1 - The Natural History of Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2020

By
Byungin Lee  and
Sung-Eun Kim
Edited by
John M. Stern ,
Raman Sankar  and
Michael Sperling
John M. Stern
Affiliation:
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Raman Sankar
Affiliation:
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Sperling
Affiliation:
Jefferson Hospital for Neurosciences, Philadelphia, PA
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Summary

Understanding the natural course of epilepsy influences the advice given to patients, the treatment strategies and the timing of referral for surgery-based treatments. As such, it is integral to clinical care. The natural course of epilepsy at population level also has important implications for understanding the underlying neurobiology and for developing means for epilepsy prevention, new treatments and allocation of healthcare resources.

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Medication-Resistant Epilepsy
Diagnosis and Treatment
 , pp. 1 - 13
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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