Monotherapy is the type of therapy most frequently used in all types of seizures. The selection of antiepileptic drugs is based on efficacy for specific seizure types and epileptic syndromes. The most frequently prescribed antiepileptic drug was carbamazepine, followed by phenytoin, valproate and clonazepam. As some of the patients used TCMs for treatment of epilepsy even when scientific medicine has been provided, further studies on the possible interactions between TCMs and antiepileptic drugs are in progress.
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