Treatments used for Children with Epilepsy

This page shows most of the reported treatments. Beside the name(s) of the treatments you can also see the number of children reported on this site that are or have been treated with the specific treatment.
Finally, you can see the reported effectiveness of a treatment, independant of the diagnosis. The effectiveness is reported by parents as either positive, neutral, negative or unknown. The number you see are in percentages. For effectiveness per diagnosis, please search by diagnosis.
List of Treatments

Treatment

AKA

Number Children

Pos.

Neut.

Neg.

Unkn.

AcetazolamideDiamox

55 out of 2004

24%

27%

22%

27%

Atkins DietModified Atkins Diet

4 out of 2004

50%

0%

25%

25%

CarbamazepineTegretol, Carbatrol

831 out of 2004

29%

19%

31%

21%

Chiropractic adjustments 

54 out of 2004

48%

19%

7%

26%

Chloral Hydrate 

8 out of 2004

75%

12%

12%

0%

ClobazamFrisium

123 out of 2004

29%

24%

23%

24%

ClonazepamKlonopin, Rivotril

329 out of 2004

37%

26%

22%

14%

ClorazepateTranxene

39 out of 2004

49%

13%

21%

18%

Contraceptive pill 

3 out of 2004

67%

0%

33%

0%

Corpus CallostomyDisconnect two hemispheres

8 out of 2004

75%

12%

0%

12%

CorticotropinACTH

191 out of 2004

56%

21%

13%

10%

Cranial OsteopathyCranio Sacral Manipulation

54 out of 2004

50%

22%

2%

26%

DiazepamValium

187 out of 2004

64%

12%

10%

14%

DivalproexDepakote, Depakote Sprinkles, Epilim

562 out of 2004

40%

22%

22%

17%

EthosuximideZarontin

161 out of 2004

42%

20%

19%

19%

FelbamateFelbatol

93 out of 2004

45%

18%

18%

18%

GabapentinNeurontin

138 out of 2004

29%

22%

28%

20%

Ganaxolone 

3 out of 2004

33%

0%

0%

67%

HemispherectomyRemoval of one half of the brain

16 out of 2004

94%

6%

0%

0%

Homeopathy 

32 out of 2004

38%

19%

9%

34%

IVIGIntravenous immune gamma globulin

24 out of 2004

29%

38%

8%

25%

Ketogenic Diet 

216 out of 2004

50%

16%

13%

21%

LamotrigineLamictal

492 out of 2004

31%

21%

26%

22%

LevetiracetamKeppra

208 out of 2004

29%

27%

30%

13%

LobectomyRemoval of part of a lobe of the brain

21 out of 2004

48%

24%

14%

14%

LorazepamAtivan

131 out of 2004

43%

22%

21%

15%

MethsuximideCelontin

16 out of 2004

12%

25%

31%

31%

Multi vitamins 

43 out of 2004

40%

30%

2%

28%

Multiple Subpial TransectionMST

6 out of 2004

67%

0%

17%

17%

NeurofeedbackNeurotherapy

3 out of 2004

67%

33%

0%

0%

Nitrazepam 

24 out of 2004

33%

12%

29%

25%

OxcarbazepineTrileptal

168 out of 2004

31%

28%

27%

14%

Paraldehyde 

14 out of 2004

71%

7%

14%

7%

Phenobarbital 

597 out of 2004

30%

24%

28%

18%

PhenytoinDilantin

384 out of 2004

25%

20%

31%

24%

Prednisolone 

43 out of 2004

33%

28%

19%

21%

Prednisone 

48 out of 2004

38%

10%

33%

19%

PrimidoneMysoline

39 out of 2004

8%

31%

26%

36%

PyridoxineVitamin B6

173 out of 2004

22%

35%

17%

25%

ResectionRemoval of part of the brain

23 out of 2004

57%

17%

0%

26%

TiagabineGabitril

34 out of 2004

12%

32%

32%

24%

TopiramateTopamax

467 out of 2004

36%

23%

26%

15%

Vagal Nerve StimulatorImplant to stimulate Vagal Nerve

79 out of 2004

52%

10%

5%

33%

Valproic AcidDepakene, Epival, Sodium Valproate, Orfi

420 out of 2004

36%

20%

22%

22%

VigabatrinSabril

217 out of 2004

47%

19%

17%

18%

ZonisamideZonegran

126 out of 2004

29%

28%

26%

17%