Tapered antiepileptic drug withdrawal increased the risk for seizure recurrence

TherapeuticsSeptember 1, 1991Tapered antiepileptic drug withdrawal increased the risk for seizure recurrenceBarbara Scherokman, MDBarbara Scherokman, MDUniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (B.S.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-1991-115-2-039 SectionsAboutFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationMedical Research Council Antiepileptic Drug Withdrawal Study Group. Randomised study of antiepileptic drug withdrawal in patients in remission. Lancet. 1991 May 18;337:1175-80.References1 Schmidt D. Toxicity of anti-epileptic drugs. In: Pedly TA, Meldrum BS, eds. Recent Advances in Epilepsy. No. 3. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1986:211-32. Google Scholar2 Rosen JA. Discontinuing anti-epileptic drugs. N Engl J Med. 1988;319:871-2. Google Scholar3 Callaghan N, Garrett A. Discontinuing anti-epileptic drugs. N Engl J Med. 1988;319:872. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (B.S.) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails September 1, 1991Volume 115, Issue 2Page: 39KeywordsAnticonvulsantsDrug research and developmentDrugsEpilepsyEpileptic seizuresSurvival analysisToxicity ePublished: 9 March 2020 Issue Published: September 1, 1991 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1991 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...