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Drug Resistant Epilepsy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.140.490.125
Unique ID
D000069279
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000069279
Scope Note
Epileptic condition in which adequate trials of two tolerated and appropriately chosen and used ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS schedules to achieve sustained seizure freedom failed.
Entry Term(s)
Drug Refractory Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Drug Refractory
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
Epilepsy, Intractable
Intractable Epilepsy
Medication Resistant Epilepsy
Refractory Epilepsy
Previous Indexing
Epilepsy (1968-2015)
Public MeSH Note
2016
History Note
2016
Date Established
2016/01/01
Date of Entry
2015/07/01
Revision Date
2017/02/24
Drug Resistant Epilepsy Preferred
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