Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical condition
gptkbp:affects human nervous system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs refractory epilepsy
intractable epilepsy
gptkbp:cause reduced quality of life
increased risk of injury
increased risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
gptkbp:characterizedBy failure to achieve seizure control with antiepileptic drugs
gptkbp:definedIn failure of adequate trials of two tolerated, appropriately chosen and used antiepileptic drug schedules
gptkbp:hasSubgroup epilepsy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
gptkbp:prevalence about 30% of people with epilepsy
gptkbp:requires gptkb:ketogenic_diet
gptkb:vagus_nerve_stimulation
epilepsy surgery
responsive neurostimulation
investigational therapies
gptkbp:riskFactor genetic factors
structural brain abnormalities
early onset of epilepsy
history of status epilepticus
gptkbp:studiedBy neurologists
gptkbp:symptom recurrent seizures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D004239
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8