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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Annals of Clinical and Experimental Neurology</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Annals of Clinical and Experimental Neurology</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2075-5473</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2409-2533</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1262</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/ACEN.1262</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">LRYCWE</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Clinical analysis</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Клинический разбор</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs following surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Отмена противоэпилептических препаратов после хирургического лечения фармакорезистентной эпилепсии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-981X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Areshkina</surname><given-names>Irina G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Арешкина</surname><given-names>Ирина Геннадьевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>assistant, Department of medical genetics and clinical neurophysiology, Institute of Postgraduate Education; neurologist, University Clinic</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ассистент каф. медицинской генетики и клинической нейрофизиологии ИПО, врач-невролог Университетской клиники</p></bio><email>strotskaya1992@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2501-5253</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Mozheiko</surname><given-names>Yuri V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Можейко</surname><given-names>Юрий Васильевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>student, Medical faculty, Institute of Postgraduate Education</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>студент лечебного факультета</p></bio><email>strotskaya1992@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-6719</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Usoltseva</surname><given-names>Anna A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Усольцева</surname><given-names>Анна Александровна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>assistant, Department of medical genetics and clinical neurophysiology, Institute of Postgraduate Education, neurologist, University Clinic</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ассистент каф. медицинской генетики и клинической нейрофизиологии ИПО, врач-невролог Университетской клиники</p></bio><email>strotskaya1992@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-2983</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Utyashev</surname><given-names>Nikita P.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Утяшев</surname><given-names>Никита Павлович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>applicant, Department of medical genetics and clinical neurophysiology, Institute of Postgraduate Education</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>соискатель каф. медицинской генетики и клинической нейрофизиологии ИПО</p></bio><email>strotskaya1992@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0023-2614</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Poleshchuk</surname><given-names>Violetta D.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Полещук</surname><given-names>Виолетта Дмитриевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>student, Medical faculty, Institute of Postgraduate Education</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>студентка лечебного факультета</p></bio><email>strotskaya1992@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-6365</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Dmitrenko</surname><given-names>Diana V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Дмитренко</surname><given-names>Диана Викторовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head, Department of medical genetics and clinical neurophysiology, Institute of Postgraduate Education; Head, Neurological center for epileptology and neurogenetics, University Clinic</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор медицинских наук, проф., зав. каф. медицинской генетики и клинической нейрофизиологии ИПО, руководитель Неврологического центра эпилептологии, нейрогенетики Университетской клиники</p></bio><email>strotskaya1992@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Красноярский государственный медицинский университет имени профессора В.Ф. Войно-Ясенецкого</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-06-26" publication-format="electronic"><day>26</day><month>06</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>19</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>97</fpage><lpage>102</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-01-13"><day>13</day><month>01</month><year>2025</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-03-18"><day>18</day><month>03</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Areshkina I.G., Mozheiko Y.V., Usoltseva A.A., Utyashev N.P., Poleshchuk V.D., Dmitrenko D.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Арешкина И.Г., Можейко Ю.В., Усольцева А.А., Утяшев Н.П., Полещук В.Д., Дмитренко Д.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Areshkina I.G., Mozheiko Y.V., Usoltseva A.A., Utyashev N.P., Poleshchuk V.D., Dmitrenko D.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Арешкина И.Г., Можейко Ю.В., Усольцева А.А., Утяшев Н.П., Полещук В.Д., Дмитренко Д.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://annaly-nevrologii.com/pathID/article/view/1262">https://annaly-nevrologii.com/pathID/article/view/1262</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The number of patients with successful outcomes following surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy has been rapidly increasing. This trend has heightened the relevance of addressing the appropriateness of postoperative withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs (AED). There are no unified guidelines regarding the optimal timing and rates for discontinuing pharmacological therapy. This article reviews the timing, rate, and specifics of AED withdrawal following surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy using two exemplary clinical cases. The decision to discontinue pharmacotherapy depends on multiple factors, including patient preferences. In cases of favorable outcomes following epilepsy surgery, AED withdrawal one year into remission is considered safe and does not affect long-term seizure outcomes in adult patients who have undergone anterior temporal lobectomy, remain completely seizure- and aura-free, and show no epileptiform activity on electroencephalography. Patients with multiple epileptogenic zones, epileptiform EEG activity, or persistent seizures/auras have less favorable prognoses regarding AED withdrawal.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Количество пациентов с успешным исходом после хирургического лечения фармакорезистентной эпилепсии стремительно увеличивается. На этом фоне возрастает актуальность вопроса о целесообразности послеоперационной отмены противоэпилептических препаратов (ПЭП). Единые рекомендации относительно оптимальных сроков и скорости отмены лекарственной терапии отсутствуют. В статье проанализированы сроки, скорость и особенности отмены ПЭП после хирургического лечения фармакорезистентной эпилепсии на примере двух клинических случаев.<bold> </bold>Решение об отмене фармакотерапии складывается из множества факторов, в том числе с учётом настроя пациента. В случае благоприятного исхода после хирургического лечения эпилепсии отмена ПЭП после 1 года ремиссии считается безопасной и не влияет на долгосрочный исход приступов у взрослых пациентов после передневисочной лобэктомии, полностью свободных от приступов и их предчувствий, не имеющих эпилептиформной активности на электроэнцефалограмме. Менее благоприятный прогноз при отмене ПЭП имеют пациенты с несколькими эпилептогенными зонами, эпилептиформной активностью на электроэнцефалограмме, с сохраняющимися приступами или аурами.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>epileptic seizures</kwd><kwd>structural epilepsy</kwd><kwd>drug resistance</kwd><kwd>epilepsy pharmacotherapy</kwd><kwd>antiepileptic drug withdrawal</kwd><kwd>epilepsy surgery</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>эпилептические приступы</kwd><kwd>структурная эпилепсия</kwd><kwd>фармакорезистентность</kwd><kwd>фармакотерапия эпилепсии</kwd><kwd>отмена противоэпилептических препаратов</kwd><kwd>хирургия эпилепсии</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="ru">Правительство РФ, госзадание</institution></institution-wrap><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="en">Government of the Russian Federation, state assignment</institution></institution-wrap></funding-source></award-group></funding-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Engel JJ, Wiebe S, French J, et al. 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