Are the new anti-epileptic drugs any better than their predecessors?

Karl Otto Nakken; Eylert Brodtkorb

doi:10.4045/tidsskr.20.0657

Are the new anti-epileptic drugs any better than their predecessors?

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2020 Nov 23;140(17). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0657. Print 2020 Nov 24.

[Article in English, Norwegian]

Authors

Karl Otto Nakken, Eylert Brodtkorb

PMID: 33231395
DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0657

No abstract available

Plain language summary

Since 1993, fifteen new anti-epileptic drugs have entered the market. But while the potential for personalised treatment has never been greater, the proportion of patients achieving seizure freedom is no higher than it was before.

MeSH terms

Anticonvulsants* / therapeutic use
Humans
Pharmaceutical Preparations*
Seizures / drug therapy

Substances

Anticonvulsants
Pharmaceutical Preparations