Purpose To examine the rate of persistence with anti-seizure medications (ASMs) in a cohort
of patients with epilepsy, and to investigate the impact of a range of clinical and …

Objective The goal of this study was to analyze the persistence with antiepileptic drugs
(AED) and associated factors in patients followed in neurological practices in Germany …

Objective To compare medication adherence and healthcare utilization among patients who
were treated with anti-seizure medications (ASMs) as first add-on to monotherapy for …

Objective The first antiseizure medication (ASM) is ineffective or intolerable in 50% of
epilepsy cases. Selection between more than 25 available ASMs is guided by epilepsy …

Background and purpose In patients with epilepsy and sustained seizure freedom,
guidelines recommend considering discontinuation of antiseizure medication (ASM) based …

Background For the two-thirds of patients with epilepsy who achieve seizure remission on
antiseizure medications (ASMs), patients and clinicians must weigh the pros and cons of …

METHODS Adult patients (age> 18 years) with≥ 2 epilepsy diagnosis claims (ICD-9-CM:
345) or one epilepsy diagnosis claim and one claim for other convulsion (ICD-9-CM: 780.39) …

Objective To compare withdrawal of antiseizure medications (ASM) to continued treatment in
newly diagnosed individuals achieving seizure freedom, and assess the risk of relapse and …

Objective This study was undertaken to characterize trajectories of antiseizure medication
(ASM) adherence in adults with newly treated epilepsy and to determine predictors of …

Purpose To observe risk factors for recurrence after withdrawal from antiepileptic drugs.
Methods We assessed 1282 patients with a definite diagnosis of epilepsy. Results In total …