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Table 4 Efficacy of AED regimen (n = 854)

From: Antiepileptic drug utilization in Bangladesh: experience from Dhaka Medical College Hospital

AED regimen

Retention rate At the end of F/U (%/ number of patients)

P value

Seizure free At the end of F/U (%/ Number of patients)

P value

CBZ

91 (287/318)

 

96 (275/287)

 

VPA

86 (154/179)

 

95 (146/154)

 

PHB

22 (15/ 68)

 

98 (14/15)

 

PHT

29 (5/ 17)

 

100 (5/5)

 

CBZ + VPA

100 (115/115)

 

96 (110/115)

 

CBZ + PHB

88 (30/34)

<0.001

90 (27/30)

<0.001

CBZ + PHT

65 (17/26)

 

76 (13/17)

 

VPA + PHB

77 (16/21)

 

88 (14/16)

 

CBZ + VPA + PHT

100 (34/34)

 

88 (30/34)

 

CBZ + PHB + PHT

92 (24/26)

 

75 (18/24)

 

CBZ + VPA + TOP

100 (8/8)

 

88 (7/8)

 

CBZ + VPA + LTG

100 (8/8)

 

88 (7/8)

 
  1. PHB = Phenobarbitone, CBZ = Carbamazepine, VPA = Sodium Valproate, PHT = Phenytoine, TOP = Topiramate, LTG = Lemotrigine.