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2022 Aug 01


Cochrane Database Syst Rev


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Felbamate add-on therapy for drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

Authors

Shi L, Bresnahan R, Martin-McGill KJ, Dong JC, Ni HJ, Geng JS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Aug 01; 8:CD008295.
PMID: 35914010.

Abstract

This is an updated version of the Cochrane Review first published in 2011, and most recently updated in 2019. Epilepsy is a chronic and disabling neurological disorder, affecting approximately 1% of the population. Up to 30% of people with epilepsy have seizures that are resistant to currently available antiepileptic drugs and require treatment with multiple antiepileptic drugs in combination. Felbamate is a second-generation antiepileptic drug that can be used as add-on therapy to standard antiepileptic drugs.