focal seizures with or without secondary generalisation Flashcards
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aka
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focal seizures with or without evolution to bilateral tonic clonic seizures
1
Q
1st line options (2)
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- lamotrigine
- levetericetam
if monotherapy with one in unsuccessul, try other
FOCAL = two Ls in life will get you focused
2
Q
2nd line options
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if monotherapy with 1st line (lamot, levet) if unsuccessul, consider
- carbamazepine
- oxcarbazepine
- zonisamide
Why do we need 2nd line for FOCAL? COZ we do
