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Epilepsy Syndrome Seizure Ontology
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November 10, 2015
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| Id | http://www.semanticweb.org/rjyy/ontologies/2015/5/ESSO#Treatment
http://www.semanticweb.org/rjyy/ontologies/2015/5/ESSO#Treatment
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| Preferred Name | Treatment |
| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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Treatment
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| Ask_Buchhalter |
Not done but ask for a small review
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Bancaud 1981
Therapy
Engel 2001
Therapeutic
Engel 2006
Response to drugs
Berg 2010
Diagnosis often has implications for treatment, management, prognosis
Fischer 2014
A decision for treatment does not necessarily equate to a diagnosis of epilepsy, but it can be taken as a marker for belief in a strong enduring predisposition for further seizures. Conversely, a diagnosis of epilepsy does not necessarily require treatment.
A treatment decision is distinct from a diagnosis, and should be individualized depending upon the desires of the patient, the individual risk-benefit ratio and the available options. The physician should weigh the possible avoidance of a second seizure with associated risks against the risk for drug-related side effects and costs for the patients.
To be clear, the diagnosis of epilepsy and a decision to treat are two related but different issues. Many epileptologists treat for a time after an acute symptomatic seizure (for example, with Herpes encephalitis), with no implication of epilepsy. In contrast, patients with mild seizures, with seizures at very long intervals, or those declining therapy might go untreated even when a diagnosis of epilepsy is beyond dispute.
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