[Antiepileptic drug therapy for adult XXXX with intractable @entity410 ].

@entity1 @entity410 @entity1032 @entity4750 @entity146 @entity1316 @entity161 @entity302 @entity716 @entity74 @entity3762
@entity302 , antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy and @entity146 were studied in 223 @entity1 with intractable @entity302 , who were admitted to our @entity302 center between 1992 and 2000. Symptomatic localization-related @entity302 was diagnosed in 86.1% of @entity1 , symptomatic or @entity302 in 7.6%, @entity3762 in 1.8%, unclassifiable @entity302 in 3.1% and @entity302 in 1.3% on discharge. Only 6.3% had diagnoses on discharge that were incongruent with their diagnoses on admission. AED therapy during admission improved markedly in 50% of @entity1 and moderately in 20%, however, 60% had @entity410 more frequently than 4 a month on discharge. Generalized tonic and @entity410 were suppressed completely in 82.5% of @entity1 . The number of AEDs used were 2 AEDs in 28.6%, 3 in 39.1% and 4 in 22.3%. Only 6.4% of @entity1 were on monotherapy on discharge. @entity1032 was in 58.7%, @entity161 -like @entity716 in 8.5%, @entity4750 in 1.8%, @entity1316 in 3.6%, @entity74 in 14.3% and @entity74 in 21.5%. AED therapy is effective for intractable @entity410 , but it is limited in its effect. @entity146 also coexisted in most of @entity1 . Therefore comprehensive therapy of @entity302 is necessary for @entity1 with intractable @entity410 .
