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- Title
An FP's guide to caring for patients with seizure and epilepsy: Optimizing your care requires that you distinguish between provoked and unprovoked seizures and focus on key elements of the patient's history.
- Authors
Tirol, Francis G.; Levine, Matthew R.; Tian Wang; Yong Won Cho; Motamedi, Gholam K.
- Abstract
The article provides guidance for family physicians on caring for patients with seizures and epilepsy. It emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between provoked and unprovoked seizures and focuses on key aspects of the patient's history when managing first-time seizures. The article also discusses the classification of seizures, the diagnosis of epilepsy, and the treatment options, including the use of antiseizure medications.
- Subjects
EPILEPSY; PEOPLE with epilepsy; PSYCHOGENIC nonepileptic seizures; SEIZURES (Medicine); DRUG side effects; VISUAL analog scale
- Publication
Journal of Family Practice, 2023, Vol 72, Issue 9, p366
- ISSN
0094-3509
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12788/jfp.0685