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Chronic Management of Epilepsy. By Ken Hui Yee for PBL Group 7 Case 26 - Seizures. Antiepileptic Drugs. Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment. Behavioural and psychological treatments Pt & carer education
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Chronic Management of Epilepsy By Ken Hui Yee for PBL Group 7 Case 26 - Seizures
Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment • Behavioural and psychological treatments • Pt & carer education • covering background information, diagnosis and management of epilepsy, day-to-day adjustments, seizure control, and stigma • CBT • Relaxation therapy/Meditation • Yoga • * no RCT on CBT, mediation or yoga
Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment • Surgery • Amygdalohippocampectomy for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy • Temporal lobectomy for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy • Vagus nerve stimulation as adjunctive therapy for drug-resistant partial seizures