PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Drug treatment of epilepsy
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.1994.32645
DP  - 1994 Jun 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 45--48
VI  - 32
IP  - 6
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/32/6/45.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/32/6/45.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1994 Jun 01; 32
AB  - Relevant BNF section: 4.8Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder. As many as 1 in 20 of the general population have a fit1 at some time in their lives, and at any one time around 200 000 people in the UK are taking antiepileptic drugs.2 On treatment at least two-thirds of patients are likely to be free of attacks1 and eventually almost two-thirds are likely to be fit-free on no medication.3 In this article we review the drugs used to control epilepsy and consider how and when they can be withdrawn.