Satisfaction with antiepileptic drugs in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed and chronic epilepsy

Summary Purpose To assess incidence, indicators and outcome of satisfaction with antiepileptic drugs in children. Methods Multicenter, observational, open, prospective survey of children and adolescents with epilepsy with three-month follow-up. Included were patients aged 3–17 years with newly diagnosed (“new diagnosis”) or chronic epilepsy (“old diagnosis”) requiring treatment start or change. Satisfaction was assessed with the Hedonic Visual Scale or direct questions, depending on patient's age. Quality of life of adolescents (QOLIE-48) and of caregivers (SF-36) and predictors of (dis)satisfaction were also assessed. Results 293 patients completed the study. Most had generalized idiopathic epilepsy, and a disease lasting