Refining General Principles of Antiepileptic Drug Treatments for Epilepsy
Keun Tae Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Kwang Ik Yang, Soon‐Tae Lee, Jung‐Ick Byun, Jong-Geun Seo, Young Joo No, Kyung Wook Kang, Daeyoung Kim, Yong Won Cho
Abstract
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are the primary treatment strategy for epilepsy. As the use of AEDs has become more widespread and diverse over the past century, it has become necessary to refine the associated prescription strategies. This prompted the Drug Committee of the Korean Epilepsy Society to perform a systemic review of both international and domestic guidelines as well as literature related to medical treatment of epilepsy, and prepared a series of reviews to provide practical guidelines for clinicians to follow. This article is the first in a series on AED treatments for epilepsy in South Korea.