LGS PATIENT PROFILES
Profile of a child with LGS
Medical history
- 12-year-old male, 82 lbs
- Seizure types
- Tonic
- Tonic-clonic
- Tonic-atonic (drop attacks)
- Frequency of seizures over the past 2 months has increased
- Diagnosed with LGS at 4 years old
- Has been in doctor's care for seizures since he was 1 year old
- Is currently in same doctor's care
Additional information
- Living with his family with a moderate level of functioning
Current medications
- Valproate 250 mg TID
- Topiramate 300 mg TID
Consider adding BANZEL® to treat his seizures associated with LGS
This case study presents a hypothetical patient.
Profile of an adult with LGS
Medical history
- 29-year-old female, 121 lbs
- Seizure types
- Tonic-atonic (drop attacks)
- Atypical absence
- Tonic-clonic
- Number of seizures per month has been increasing, with the average frequency over the past month being 100 episodes
- Diagnosed with LGS at 8 years
- Clinical syndrome and electrographic patterns are consistent with LGS, confirming diagnosis
- Has never been seizure-free for more than 1 week
- Profound intellectual disability*
Additional information
- Presented as a referral to a Level 4 epilepsy practice at 18 years from a rural community where she had been seen by a neurologist
Current therapies
- Clonazepam 15 mg QD
- Valproate 500 mg TID
- Vagus nerve stimulation (rapid cycle) initiated at age 28
Consider adding BANZEL® to treat her seizures associated with LGS
This case study presents a hypothetical patient.
*BANZEL is not indicated for the treatment of intellectual abilities.
