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Convulsies bij kinderen en volwassenenPublished by: Werkgroep Ontwikkeling Richtlijnen Eerste Lijn (Worel)Last published: 2020Convulsions chez l’enfant et l’adultePublished by: Groupe de Travail Développement de recommmandations de première ligneLast published: 2020A majority of patients with epilepsy become seizure-free after trials of one or two anticonvulsant drugs. Estimates of the incidence of drug-resistant epilepsy range from 15% to 35%, with a reported prevalence of 30% to 40%.[55][62][171][172] Further drug trials are usually ineffective, and patients should be referred to an epilepsy specialty centre for consideration of epilepsy surgery or neurostimulation.[55]
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