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 2032

24%

27%

22%

27%

Atkins DietModified Atkins Diet

5 out of 2032

40%

20%

20%

20%

CarbamazepineTegretol, Carbatrol

834 out of 2032

29%

19%

32%

21%

Chiropractic adjustments 

54 out of 2032

48%

19%

7%

26%

Chloral Hydrate 

10 out of 2032

80%

10%

10%

0%

ClobazamFrisium

126 out of 2032

29%

25%

23%

23%

ClonazepamKlonopin, Rivotril

335 out of 2032

37%

27%

22%

14%

ClorazepateTranxene

40 out of 2032

48%

15%

20%

18%

Contraceptive pill 

3 out of 2032

67%

0%

33%

0%

Corpus CallostomyDisconnect two hemispheres

8 out of 2032

75%

12%

0%

12%

CorticotropinACTH

192 out of 2032

56%

21%

13%

10%

Cranial OsteopathyCranio Sacral Manipulation

56 out of 2032

54%

21%

2%

23%

DiazepamValium

191 out of 2032

63%

13%

10%

14%

DivalproexDepakote, Depakote Sprinkles, Epilim

572 out of 2032

40%

21%

21%

17%

EthosuximideZarontin

165 out of 2032

42%

21%

18%

19%

FelbamateFelbatol

96 out of 2032

45%

20%

19%

17%

GabapentinNeurontin

139 out of 2032

29%

22%

29%

20%

Ganaxolone 

3 out of 2032

33%

0%

0%

67%

HemispherectomyRemoval of one half of the brain

17 out of 2032

94%

6%

0%

0%

Homeopathy 

35 out of 2032

40%

17%

9%

34%

IVIGIntravenous immune gamma globulin

25 out of 2032

28%

40%

8%

24%

Ketogenic Diet 

223 out of 2032

49%

16%

14%

21%

LamotrigineLamictal

506 out of 2032

31%

21%

26%

22%

LevetiracetamKeppra

217 out of 2032

30%

26%

31%

12%

LobectomyRemoval of part of a lobe of the brain

21 out of 2032

48%

24%

14%

14%

LorazepamAtivan

135 out of 2032

42%

22%

21%

14%

MethsuximideCelontin

17 out of 2032

18%

24%

29%

29%

Multi vitamins 

47 out of 2032

43%

30%

2%

26%

Multiple Subpial TransectionMST

6 out of 2032

67%

0%

17%

17%

NeurofeedbackNeurotherapy

3 out of 2032

67%

33%

0%

0%

Nitrazepam 

25 out of 2032

36%

12%

28%

24%

OxcarbazepineTrileptal

172 out of 2032

30%

29%

27%

14%

Paraldehyde 

14 out of 2032

71%

7%

14%

7%

Phenobarbital 

604 out of 2032

30%

24%

28%

18%

PhenytoinDilantin

388 out of 2032

25%

20%

31%

23%

Prednisolone 

44 out of 2032

32%

27%

20%

20%

Prednisone 

52 out of 2032

38%

10%

31%

21%

PrimidoneMysoline

39 out of 2032

5%

33%

26%

36%

PyridoxineVitamin B6

175 out of 2032

22%

35%

17%

25%

ResectionRemoval of part of the brain

23 out of 2032

57%

17%

0%

26%

TiagabineGabitril

34 out of 2032

12%

32%

32%

24%

TopiramateTopamax

476 out of 2032

37%

23%

26%

14%

Vagal Nerve StimulatorImplant to stimulate Vagal Nerve

84 out of 2032

55%

13%

4%

29%

Valproic AcidDepakene, Epival, Sodium Valproate, Orfi

422 out of 2032

36%

19%

23%

22%

VigabatrinSabril

220 out of 2032

46%

19%

17%

17%

ZonisamideZonegran

134 out of 2032

29%

28%

27%

16%