A.I. BURNASYAN FMBC CLINICAL BULLETIN

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A.I. Burnasyan  FMBC clinical bulletin. 2023 № 4

V.V.Loseva1 ,O.S.Orlova1,2, I.N.Posokhov2

Modern Principles in the Treatment of Epilepsy

1National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I.Pirogov of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation

2State Research Center – Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation

Contact person: Orlova Olga Sergeevna: orlova.os@mail.ru


Abstract
Epilepsy is an urgent social problem. Nowadays in Russia almost 450 thousand of patients have faced with this disease, the purpose of which therapy is to reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures. Most of the patients currently have a non-pharmacoresistant form of epilepsy which is available for conservative therapy, while for about a third of the total number of patients these methods are ineffective. For this reason, active work is underway to find new and more effective methods for the treatment of this disease. The article discusses the current principles of the epilepsy treatment.

Keywords: epilepsy, seizure, antiepileptic therapy, monotherapy, epileptic status, actual principles of treatment

For citation: Loseva VV, Orlova OS. Posokhov IN. Modern Principles in the Treatment of Epilepsy. A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center Clinical Bulletin. 2023;4:31-34 (In Russian).  DOI: 10.33266/2782-6430-2023-4-31-34


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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The study had no sponsorship.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 14.11..2023. Accepted for publication: 06.12.2023

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