PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Harold H. Morris III
AU  - Ronald P. Lesser
AU  - Hans Luders
AU  - Dudley S. Dinner
TI  - Medical therapy for intractable complex partial seizures
DP  - 1984 Jun 20
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 255--260
VI  - 51
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/51/2/255.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/51/2/255.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1984 Jun 20; 51
AB  - Treatment of intractable complex partial seizures should reduce the frequency or severity of the attacks and reduce or eliminiate side effects from the medication. Most important, a correct diagnosis of seizure type should be attained. Frequently, an evaluation and subsequent treatment changes can best be carried out if the patient is hospitalized. The advantages of high-dose monotherapy with phenytoin, carbamazepine, or primidone are discussed. The effectiveness and methodology of the secondary anticonvulsants (benzodiazepines, valproic acid, methosuximide, acetazolamide, and progestational agents) are reviewed. Many patients can be treated with one nonsedating anticonvulsant.