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How is epilepsy treated by doctors?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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The goal of epilepsy treatment is to eliminate seizures or make the symptoms less frequent and less severe. Long-term anticonvulsant drug therapy is the most common form of epilepsy treatment.

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