Evaluation of first nonfebrile seizures.

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Summary

Treatment with an antiepileptic drug after a first seizure does not prevent epilepsy in the long term, but it decreases the short-term likelihood of a second seizure, so patients with persistent decreased mental status or a new focal neurologic abnormality should be treated.

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Published
2012-08-15
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Medicine, Neuroimaging, Epilepsy, Electroencephalography, Magnetic resonance imaging

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