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2 years old child with cerebral palsy and myoclonic fit on depakin 50mg/kg/d and not response .what is the next step in treatment?
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Possible change meds: Different antiepilepsy medications have different effects on different seizure types.
Answered 4/25/2015
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Dose change: Anti-seizure meds are typically started at the lowest therapeutic dose and slowly increased if the patient continues to have breakthrough seizures. If your child continues to have seizures, you should call the prescribing doctor to ask what they want to dose to change to.
Answered 9/30/2013
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