Characteristics associated with first anti-seizure medication prescribed in a cohort of adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy
Understanding where/why less favorable ASM prescription may occur is important to target potential prescribing interventions. In this study, recommended ASM prescriptions were associated with patient, prescriber and setting characteristics. Notably, trainees prescribed recommended/neutral ASM more often, which underscores the importance of prescriber education in improving prescribing practices.
Authors
- Leah J. Blank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8719-6752)
- Nihal Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0509-6833)
- Kenneth S. Boockvar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1165-5558)
- Rachelle Morgenstern
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Birmingham VA Medical Center (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seizure
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2026.02.007
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00