Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Treated With Established and New Antiepileptic Drugs: A 30-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study.

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A study published in 2000 showed that more than one-third of adults with epilepsy have inadequate control of seizures with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). This study evaluates overall treatment outcomes in light of the introduction of more than 1 dozen new AEDs in the past 2 decades.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA Neurol

Title: JAMA neurology

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 2168-6157

ISSN (Print): 2168-6149

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 01 2018

Volume: 75

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.

[2 ] Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.

[3 ] West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland.

[4 ] Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

[5 ] Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.

[6 ] Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

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Publisher Item ID: 2666189

DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3949

PMC ID: 5885858

PubMed ID: 29279892

SO-VID: 93dfb509-68e1-488b-b45b-5c0537d497bf

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