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== Cost-effectiveness of Therapy == | == Cost-effectiveness of Therapy == | ||
A study from 2016 showed that for children with [[TSC]] presenting with [[refractory]] epilepsy (defined by the persistence of [[Seizure|seizures]] despite the use of 2 anti-seizure drugs), the most cost-effective measure | A study from 2016 showed that for children with [[TSC]] presenting with [[refractory]] epilepsy (defined by the persistence of [[Seizure|seizures]] despite the use of 2 anti-seizure drugs), the most cost-effective measure between resective [[epilepsy]] surgery, [[vagus nerve stimulator implantation]], [[ketogenic]] diet, and addition of a third [[anti-seizure drug]], was the addition of a third drug into the medication regimen,<ref>Fallah, Aria, et al. "Cost-utility analysis of competing treatment strategies for drug-resistant epilepsy in children with tuberous sclerosis complex." ''Epilepsy & Behavior'' 63 (2016): 79-88.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
The treatment of tuberous sclerosis can be expensive, especially considering that many complications have surgical options for treatment.
Cost-effectiveness of Therapy
A study from 2016 showed that for children with TSC presenting with refractory epilepsy (defined by the persistence of seizures despite the use of 2 anti-seizure drugs), the most cost-effective measure between resective epilepsy surgery, vagus nerve stimulator implantation, ketogenic diet, and addition of a third anti-seizure drug, was the addition of a third drug into the medication regimen,[1]
References
- ↑ Fallah, Aria, et al. "Cost-utility analysis of competing treatment strategies for drug-resistant epilepsy in children with tuberous sclerosis complex." Epilepsy & Behavior 63 (2016): 79-88.