Discontinuing anticonvulsant medication in children
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Tapering of anticonvulsant therapy in children.
Clinical scenario: A 12 year old girl with primary generalised epilepsy comes to clinic for review. She has been seizure free for two years on sodium valproate 600 mg twice daily. Following discussion with her and her mother, an agreement is reached to withdraw the medication. You advise that the medication should be tapered off over a six week period. At this point the mother informs you that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.3.259