[Adherence to medication and epilepsy: a current issue].

Therapie

CHU Nancy, Pôle NTC, Service de Neurologie, Nancy, France.

Published: January 2014

As in other chronic diseases, adherence to medication in epilepsy is critical for seizure control. Its assessment remains challenging in research as in clinical practice. Recent evidences showed another face of nonadherence: the overconsumption of antiepileptic drugs. Some educational interventions with easy implementation were found to be effective in improving adherence and should be therefore more used in everyday practice.

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