By Donavyn Coffey
The decision to discontinue anti-seizure medication is not one that clinicians make lightly. While some types of seizure can remit, the mechanism of remission is poorly understood. Also, testing whether a patient has really outgrown their epilepsy requires putting a seizure-free patient at risk for relapse, experts said.
Although there is no one-size-fits-all guidance on stopping medication, rates of seizure remission can be estimated with reasonable precision, according