Deciding on treatment for the seizure disorder epilepsy involves balancing several factors, including the kinds of seizures being treated and antiseizure medication side effects. Doctors agree that being on one drug at the lowest possible dose, monotherapy, is the best plan for minimizing drug interactions and reducing medication side effects.

susan t. herman md, william rosenfeld md, blanca vazquez md, joseph v. campellone md, md, seizure disorder, seizures, loss of consciousness, partial complex seizure, tonic-clonic seizure, trileptal,