LAMICTAL IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH EP ILEPSY

Lamictal (Lamotrigin) action was studied in 61 patients with partial a nd generalized epileptic seizures (not fewer than twice a month). Most of the patients received Lamictal in doses of 200 - 300 mg daily as w ell as other antiepileptic medications (before lamictal all patients w ere treated without effect with various antiepileptic medications). Ef fectiveness of treatment with lamictal includes: the cessation of epil eptic attacks (5 patients), its more rare appearance (31 patients), tr ansformation into more light fits (15 patients). Lamictal has a broad spectrum of antiepileptic activity: it stops generalized tonic-clonic seizures, absences, simple and complex partial seizures as well as sec ondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The medication is also eff ective in patients with psychopathologic symptoms.