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. 2014 Oct 15;10:1973–1978. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S69784

Table 2.

Clinical courses of patients with EEG abnormalities and seizure

Case Age (years) Sex Time (weeks) Dose (mg) Seizure EEG Response
1 23 F 23 600 Myoclonus Spike and slow wave, theta None
52 600 Few myoclonic seizures Spike, theta, delta Start LTG 200 mg
104 600 Slow wave LTG 200 mg
130 600 None
Tonic–clonic
Theta Increase to LTG 300 mg, decrease to clozapine 550 mg
>130 550  
None
None LTG 300 mg
2 19 F 18 350 Myoclonus Spike and slow wave, theta None
24 500 None Spike and slow wave, theta None
36 500 Few myoclonic seizures Start LTG 200 mg
56 550  
None
Spike and slow wave, theta Decrease to LTG 150 mg
3 48 F 9 400 Myoclonus Slow wave, spike and slow wave None
12 350 Myoclonus Slow wave Decrease to clozapine 300 mg
26 300 None Infrequent slow wave None
4 24 F 8 300 Myoclonus Spike and slow wave, delta Start VPA 400 mg and increase to VPA 600 mg
9 300 Myoclonus Slow wave VPA 600 mg
12 300 Infrequent myoclonus
None
Slow wave VPA 600 mg, decrease to clozapine 200 mg
15 200 None Infrequent slow wave Decrease to VPA 400 mg
23 200 None VPA 400 mg
5 22 F 8 300 Tonic–clonic Spike and slow wave, theta Start VPA 400 mg and increase to VPA 600 mg
>8 300 None Theta Increase to clozapine 400 mg
18 400 Partial seizure Theta Increase to VPA 800 mg
>18 400 None None VPA 800 mg
6 25 F 4 250 None Theta None
8 350 Myoclonus Slow wave, spike and slow wave Decrease to clozapine 275 mg
14 275 Myoclonus Spike and slow wave, delta Start VPA 600 mg
15 275 Few and frequent myoclonic seizures Spike and slow wave, delta Increase to VPA 800 mg
>15 275 None None VPA 800 mg
7 22 F 8 200 None Spike and slow wave None
52 300 None Few frequent theta None
8 37 F 52 325 None Spike and slow wave, theta None
104 325 None Spike and slow wave, theta, delta None
9 22 F 8 200 None Spike and slow wave None
34 300 None Infrequent spike and slow wave None
10 17 F 8 125 None Many theta waves None
52 300 None Spike and slow wave None

Abbreviations: EEG, electroencephalography; F, female; LTG, lamotrigine; VPA, valproate.