Diseases

Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Epileptic condition in which adequate trials of two tolerated and appropriately chosen and used ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS schedules to achieve sustained seizure freedom failed.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Epileptic condition in which adequate trials of two tolerated and appropriately chosen and used ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS schedules to achieve sustained seizure freedom failed.

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Synonyms

25 entry terms
  • Drug Refractory Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy, Drug Refractory
  • Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
  • Epilepsy, Intractable
  • Intractable Epilepsy
  • Medication Resistant Epilepsy
  • Refractory Epilepsy
  • Drug Refractory Epilepsies
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsies
  • Epilepsies, Drug Refractory
  • Epilepsies, Drug Resistant
  • Epilepsies, Intractable
  • Epilepsies, Medication Resistant
  • Epilepsies, Refractory
  • Epilepsy, Medication Resistant
  • Epilepsy, Refractory
  • Intractable Epilepsies
  • Medication Resistant Epilepsies
  • Refractory Epilepsies
  • Refractory Epilepsies, Drug
  • Refractory Epilepsy, Drug
  • Resistant Epilepsies, Drug
  • Resistant Epilepsies, Medication
  • Resistant Epilepsy, Drug
  • Resistant Epilepsy, Medication

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Epilepsy (1968-2015)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.490w.125w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drug Resistant Epilepsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069279. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069279
  2. Drug Resistant Epilepsy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_of_drug-resistant_epilepsy
  3. Drug Resistant Epilepsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18975053