Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: Consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies

Summary To improve patient care and facilitate clinical research, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) appointed a Task Force to formulate a consensus definition of drug resistant epilepsy. The overall framework of the definition has two “hierarchical” levels: Level 1 provides a general...

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Published in:	Epilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 1069 - 1077
Main Authors:	Kwan, Patrick, Arzimanoglou, Alexis, Berg, Anne T., Brodie, Martin J., Allen Hauser, W., Mathern, Gary, Moshé, Solomon L., Perucca, Emilio, Wiebe, Samuel, French, Jacqueline
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2010
Subjects:	Advisory Committees Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Consensus Definition Drug Resistance Epilepsy Epilepsy - classification Epilepsy - drug therapy Epilepsy - epidemiology Humans ILAE Internationality Intractable Refractory Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	0013-9580, 1528-1167, 1528-1167
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