First, do no harm: the risks of overtreating children with epilepsy Primeiramente, não causar dano: os riscos do excesso de medicações no tratamento da epilepsia na infância

BACKGROUND: Although overtreatment with antiepileptic drugs contributes to the morbidity associated with epilepsy, many children still are overtreated. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the withdrawal of at least one antiepileptic drug (AED) in children with refractory epilepsy using polytherapy enable a be...

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Main Authors: Eunice Chuang, Marilisa M. Guerreiro, Sara Y. Tsuchie, Angelica Santucci, Carlos A. M. Guerreiro, Maria Augusta Montenegro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2007-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000100002
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