British White and Indian Caribbean Chinese Black Caribbean Irish White and Pakistani African Any other Black African ethnic group Any other White White and Bangladeshi Any other Black Not stated background Asian background Any other mixed Any other Asian background background Data NA/ No. item Criteria Yes No Exceptionsa no. Childhood absence epilepsy, juvenile absence epilepsy or other absence epilepsy syndromes 33 Were any of the following offered as first-line treatment? 33.1 ethosuximide 33.2 sodium valproate 33.3 other (specify) 33.4 Was there a high risk of GTC seizures? B 33.5 If yes, was sodium valproate offered first? If ethosuximide and sodium valproate were unsuitable, ineffective or 34 not tolerated, were any of the following offered? 34.1 lamotrigine 34.2 other (specify) If two first-line drugs are ineffective, was a combination of two of the 35 following prescribed as adjunctive treatment? 35.1 ethosuximide 35.2 lamotrigine 35.3 sodium valproate 35.4 other (specify) Data NA/ No. item Criteria Yes No Exceptionsa no. If adjunctive treatment was ineffective or not tolerated, did the 36 following happen? treatment was discussed with a tertiary epilepsy patient’s 36.1 specialist 36.2 treatment was referred to a tertiary epilepsy specialist patient’s If yes, did the tertiary epilepsy specialist prescribe any of the following? 36.3 clobazam 36.4 clonazepam 36.5 levetiracetam
British White and Black Caribbean Indian Caribbean Chinese Irish White and Black African Pakistani African Any other ethnic group Any other White background White and Asian Bangladeshi Any other Black background Not stated Any other mixed background Any other Asian background No. Data item no. Criteria Yes No NA/ Exceptionsa Childhood absence epilepsy, juvenile absence epilepsy or other absence epilepsy syndromes 33 Were any of the following offered as first-line treatment? 33.1 ethosuximide 33.2 sodium valproate 33.3 other (specify) 33.4 Was there a high risk of GTC seizures? 33.5 If yes, was sodium valproate offered first? B 34 If ethosuximide and sodium valproate were unsuitable, ineffective or not tolerated, were any of the following offered? 34.1 lamotrigine 34.2 other (specify) 35 If two first-line drugs are ineffective, was a combination of two of the following prescribed as adjunctive treatment? 35.1 ethosuximide 35.2 lamotrigine 35.3 sodium valproate 35.4 other (specify) No. Data item no. Criteria Yes No NA/ Exceptionsa 36 If adjunctive treatment was ineffective or not tolerated, did the following happen? 36.1 patient’s treatment was discussed with a tertiary epilepsy specialist 36.2 patient’s treatment was referred to a tertiary epilepsy specialist If yes, did the tertiary epilepsy specialist prescribe any of the following? 36.3 clobazam 36.4 clonazepam 36.5 levetiracetam
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