Seizures & Epilepsy Management (Part 3) - Anti-Seizure Medications, Monitoring and Adverse Effects

Hi everyone. This video is the third in a series of videos covering seizures and epilepsy. This video touches on the following topics: 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Mechanism of action of anti-seizure medications 4:35 - General principles of epilepsy management 6:35 - When to start treatment (unprovoked seizures) 12:35 - When to start treatment (provoked seizures) 15:40 - Which anti-seizure medication to choose 18:02 - ASM classification and seizure type 24:36 - Table of ASM and seizure type 27:23 - ASM titration and monitoring 32:41 - ASM adverse effects 41:16 - Treatment failure Tomson, Torbjörn, Johan Zelano, Yew Li Dang, and Piero Perucca. “The Pharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy in Adults.” Epileptic Disorders 25, no. 5 (2023): 649–69. https://doi.org/10.1002/epd2.20093. Perucca, Piero, Ingrid E. Scheffer, and Michelle Kiley. “The Management of Epilepsy in Children and Adults.” Medical Journal of Australia 208, no. 5 (2018): 226–33. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja17.00951. This video is for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for medical advice nor clinical judgment. This video is intended for health professionals. While all effort is made to ensure content is correct, mistakes may occur. Please refer to local guidelines and resources for the most up to date, best clinical practice advice and decision making.