Medically Intractable Seizures

Intractable Epilepsy: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, …

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Intractable Epilepsy | Stanford Health Care

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About one-third of people with epilepsy will eventually develop intractable epilepsy. This means that medicines do not work well, or at all, to control the seizures. …

Intractable epilepsy: What it is, treatment options, …

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Pharmacological therapy. Pharmacological therapy uses ASDs to treat intractable seizures. …

Intractable Epilepsy: Symptoms, Causes, …

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An Overview of Intractable Epilepsy Symptoms. The main symptoms of intractable epilepsy …

Seizures - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Most seizures last from 30 seconds to two minutes. A seizure that lasts longer than five minutes is a medical emergency. Seizures can happen after a stroke or …

Difference Between Intractable And Not Intractable Epilepsy

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Intractable epilepsy is another name for uncontrolled or refractory epilepsy. This is epilepsy that can’t be controlled through anti-seizure medications. This occurs in …

Refractory Epilepsy | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Partial (focal) seizures. This means seizure activity starts in a smaller area of your brain and may later spread out to a wider area. Diagnosis Doctors have many ways to help …

Intractable Epilepsy Treatment | Stanford Health Care

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Intractable Epilepsy Treatment | Stanford Health Care Intractable Epilepsy Treatment About Spotlight Our Clinic Surgical candidates Brain devices Treating Intractable …

Types of Seizures | Epilepsy | CDC

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Seizures are classified into two groups. Generalized seizures affect both sides of the brain. Absence seizures, sometimes called petit mal seizures, can cause rapid …

Definition of intractable epilepsy - PubMed

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Defining intractable epilepsy is essential not only to identify up to 40% of patients refractory to pharmacological management, but also to facilitate selection and comparison of such …