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Posted On : 08 May 2022

A ten years old boy is a case of GTCS with EEG changes. His convulsion are controlled on valparin and frisium. He has no convulsion for last one year. Can I try to tapper frisium?

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BisharatAli Sahito

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after 3 years free fit interval needed

2 years ago

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EBi precious

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No.
I think it's better to wait. He clearly has his condition under control.

2 years ago

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Kaneema Namagembe

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since we consider stopping AEDs after 2 years of being seizure free... I think at this point we can consider tapering down the dose and observe

2 years ago

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text .

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testing@gmail.com

2 years ago

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Sarah Sai

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yes you can tapper frisium

2 years ago

Answer 1

If a repeat EEG is normal, you can wean Frisium slowly.

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