Fear toward the antiepileptic drug withdrawal

2^nd International Conference on Epilepsy & Treatment

October 20-21, 2016 Rome, Italy

Marija Knezevic Pogancev

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Neurol Disord

Abstract :

Epilepsy is not a lifelong condition in most patients. However, the decision to withdraw of antiepileptic drugs must be based on a balanced view of the overall risk of seizure relapse, the factors most likely to affect that risk, and the medical, emotional and social implications of antiepileptic drug treatment. It is important to admire patient�s (especially if adolescent) and parent�s fear towards the risk of antiepileptic drug withdrawal. The aim of study was to determine patient and family attitudes towards the fear of antiepileptic drug withdrawal, after 3 years seizure control, and to define the risk of seizure recurrence that adolescents and their parents would accept before discontinuing AED. This research was carried out in the Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. During the study, which lasted from 2003 to 2008, a face-to-face interview about fear of AET withdrawal was done during adolescent patient examination. Study population included 150 adolescent patients, without epileptic seizures, using one antiepileptic drug, and 265 of their parents. Accepted risk in general is higher in our adolescent patient�s group than in parent�s group (p<0,05). This risk over 50% seem excessive to all parents.

Biography :

Marija Knezevic Pogancev is a Pediatrician, Neuro-pediatrician, Clinical Neurophysiologist and Epileptologist. She is a full time Professor at University of Novi Sad, School of Medicine and Chief of Department for Developmental Neurology and Epileptology, Child and youth health care Institute of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia. She is graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and Trained in Social Pediatry, Institute for Mother and Child Health Care, Belgrade, Trained in Mental Hygiene, Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade. She did her Master’s degree in Neuro-pediatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad and Specialization in Pediatry, Institute for Mother and Child Health Care, Belgrade. She was trained in Electroencephalography and Neurophysiology, Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade and completed her Subspecialization in Neurology of Developmental Period, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, and Scientist Doctor Degree.

Email: mkp.marija@gmail.com