Chadwick D, Reynolds E H
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Jun 22;290(6485):1885-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6485.1885.
Decisions about when to start and stop antiepileptic treatment have important implications for patients with epilepsy. Clinical practice varies and is determined more by dogmatic teaching than by knowledge of either the clinical course of epilepsy or the influence of the drugs. A review of the available evidence shows the need for further studies on the effects of starting and withdrawing treatment on the clinical course and prognosis of epilepsy.
关于何时开始及停止抗癫痫治疗的决策对癫痫患者具有重要意义。临床实践各不相同,更多地由教条式教学而非对癫痫临床病程或药物影响的了解所决定。对现有证据的综述表明,需要进一步研究开始和停止治疗对癫痫临床病程及预后的影响。