Abstract
Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS) is the most common pediatric focal epilepsy syndrome and typically has positive clinical outcomes. However, a few patients experience recurrent seizures, and therefore, require treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with poor response to initial AED therapy in BCECTS patients. We retrospectively reviewed the files of 57 patients who were diagnosed with BCECTS between January 2008 and September 2013. Patients not being treated with AEDs have been excluded. We placed the patients into two groups: (1) patients using 1 AED, and (2) patients using 2 AEDs. Clinical characteristics were then collected from the medical records. Of the 57 patients, 41 (72%) were successfully treated with 1 AED, and 16 (28%) required 2 AEDs to control seizures. Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that seizure onset prior to age 5 (odds ratio [OR]: 5.65, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.41-22.68) and history of febrile seizures (OR: 4.97, 95% CI: 1.06-23.36) were independent risk factors for poor response to initial therapy (p<0.05). Response to AEDs was not associated with the presence of focal slowing or generalized epileptif...Continue Reading
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