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Drug-resistant epilepsy: Dr. Patrick Kwan

Drug-resistant epilepsy: Dr. Patrick Kwan

Update: 2025-11-24
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About one-third of people with epilepsy will continue having seizures despite medications. What is the clinical definition of drug-resistant epilepsy? Why does it occur, and is it possible to predict? Dr. Cecilie Nome interviews Dr. Patrick Kwan.

Relevant papers:

Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: Consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies - Kwan - 2010 - Epilepsia - Wiley Online Library

The costs of epilepsy in Australia | Neurology

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Drug-resistant epilepsy: Dr. Patrick Kwan

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