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One of the most common topics doctors visit with parents of epileptic children about is treatment options. There are more than 30 medicines used to treat epilepsy. Which medicine an epileptologist prescribes depends on a patient’s type of seizures, the results of their EEG and the cause of the seizures. “There are a variety of medications used to treat epilepsy aimed at decreasing neuronal excitation or increasing neuronal inhibition,” said Kate Labiner, M.D., pediatric neurologist at Child Neurology Consultants in Austin, Texas, part of the Mednax® family. “Epileptologists pick which medicine may work best for each patient based on the type of seizures they are experiencing, the findings in their EEG and then also the etiology (cause), as certain genetic conditions, for example, are known to respond better to some medications than others,” she said.
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