RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Population study of benign rolandic epilepsy:
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 537
OP 539
DO 10.1212/WNL.57.3.537
VO 57
IS 3
A1 Peters, Jurriaan M.
A1 Camfield, Carol S.
A1 Camfield, Peter R.
YR 2001
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/57/3/537.abstract
AB Forty-three of 79 children (54%) with benign rolandic epilepsy from a regional population were treated with antiepileptic drugs (AED); 36 (46%) were not. Physician advice was a major determinant of treatment choice. AED significantly reduced generalized seizures (p = 0.001) but did not reduce partial seizures. After 4 to 14 years and >900 seizures, all patients were in remission without medication or injury. Physicians may confidently offer a no-AED treatment strategy.