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 2045

24%

27%

22%

27%

Atkins DietModified Atkins Diet

5 out of 2045

40%

20%

20%

20%

CarbamazepineTegretol, Carbatrol

835 out of 2045

29%

19%

32%

21%

Chiropractic adjustments 

54 out of 2045

48%

19%

7%

26%

Chloral Hydrate 

12 out of 2045

83%

8%

8%

0%

ClobazamFrisium

127 out of 2045

29%

25%

23%

23%

ClonazepamKlonopin, Rivotril

339 out of 2045

37%

27%

22%

14%

ClorazepateTranxene

40 out of 2045

48%

15%

20%

18%

Contraceptive pill 

4 out of 2045

75%

0%

25%

0%

Corpus CallostomyDisconnect two hemispheres

8 out of 2045

75%

12%

0%

12%

CorticotropinACTH

192 out of 2045

56%

21%

13%

10%

Cranial OsteopathyCranio Sacral Manipulation

56 out of 2045

54%

21%

2%

23%

DiazepamValium

192 out of 2045

64%

13%

9%

14%

DivalproexDepakote, Depakote Sprinkles, Epilim

574 out of 2045

40%

21%

21%

18%

EthosuximideZarontin

167 out of 2045

41%

22%

18%

19%

FelbamateFelbatol

99 out of 2045

45%

19%

19%

16%

GabapentinNeurontin

139 out of 2045

29%

22%

28%

21%

Ganaxolone 

3 out of 2045

33%

0%

0%

67%

HemispherectomyRemoval of one half of the brain

17 out of 2045

94%

6%

0%

0%

Homeopathy 

35 out of 2045

40%

17%

9%

34%

IVIGIntravenous immune gamma globulin

26 out of 2045

27%

42%

8%

23%

Ketogenic Diet 

226 out of 2045

50%

16%

14%

21%

LamotrigineLamictal

507 out of 2045

31%

21%

27%

21%

LevetiracetamKeppra

225 out of 2045

30%

28%

30%

12%

LobectomyRemoval of part of a lobe of the brain

23 out of 2045

48%

26%

13%

13%

LorazepamAtivan

136 out of 2045

41%

23%

22%

14%

MethsuximideCelontin

17 out of 2045

18%

24%

29%

29%

Multi vitamins 

48 out of 2045

44%

29%

2%

25%

Multiple Subpial TransectionMST

6 out of 2045

67%

0%

17%

17%

NeurofeedbackNeurotherapy

3 out of 2045

67%

33%

0%

0%

Nitrazepam 

26 out of 2045

35%

15%

27%

23%

OxcarbazepineTrileptal

175 out of 2045

30%

29%

27%

14%

Paraldehyde 

14 out of 2045

71%

7%

14%

7%

Phenobarbital 

607 out of 2045

30%

24%

29%

18%

PhenytoinDilantin

391 out of 2045

25%

20%

32%

23%

Prednisolone 

46 out of 2045

30%

28%

20%

22%

Prednisone 

52 out of 2045

38%

10%

31%

21%

PrimidoneMysoline

39 out of 2045

5%

33%

26%

36%

PyridoxineVitamin B6

176 out of 2045

23%

35%

18%

24%

ResectionRemoval of part of the brain

24 out of 2045

58%

17%

0%

25%

TiagabineGabitril

34 out of 2045

12%

32%

32%

24%

TopiramateTopamax

481 out of 2045

36%

23%

26%

14%

Vagal Nerve StimulatorImplant to stimulate Vagal Nerve

85 out of 2045

54%

13%

5%

28%

Valproic AcidDepakene, Epival, Sodium Valproate, Orfi

425 out of 2045

36%

20%

23%

21%

VigabatrinSabril

222 out of 2045

46%

19%

18%

17%

ZonisamideZonegran

137 out of 2045

29%

29%

26%

15%


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