Epilepsy is a complex neurological disorder and its management is challenging requiring long term compliance. Clinical practice guidelines are given by various reputed associations to standardize the management of epilepsy and to improve the quality of life of suffering patients. This article is a summary of available clinical guidelines on the management of epilepsy and its complications, with an aim to help doctors deal with patients better. Introduction: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder manifested as the occurrence of unprovoked seizures (1).
About 70 million people are suffering from epilepsy around the globe and 12 million patients are residing in India (2) It largely affects the quality of life of the patients. Management of epilepsy differs according to the targeted population and type of seizure. This rationalizes the difference between clinical practices among…
