Pharmacotherapy 9
Neurology
Card 1 of 25Epilepsy
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Match the drug to the seizure
Epilepsy: Seizure-Type Drives Therapy
Antiseizure medication (ASM) is selected by seizure type, comorbidities, drug interactions, and adverse-effect profile.
Epilepsy is defined by two unprovoked seizures > 24 h apart, or one seizure with >= 60% recurrence risk. About half of patients become seizure-free on their first drug.
Focal vs Generalized
Focal seizures begin in one hemisphere; generalized engage both sides at onset. The 2017 ILAE scheme replaced 'simple/complex partial' with focal aware/impaired.