The use of lamotrigine, vigabatrin and gabapentin as add-on therapy in intractable epilepsy of childhood  D.G.M. McDonald, Y. Najam, M.B. Keegan, M. Whooley,

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The use of lamotrigine, vigabatrin and gabapentin as add-on therapy in intractable epilepsy of childhood  D.G.M. McDonald, Y. Najam, M.B. Keegan, M. Whooley, D. Madden, J.B. McMenamin  Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy  Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 112-116 (March 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2004.12.001 Copyright © 2004 BEA Trading Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier survival curve for all seizure groups; “lamotrigine 1” shows the survival curve for patients who take lamotrigine; “lamotrigine 0” shows the survival curve for all other patients. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2005 14, 112-116DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2004.12.001) Copyright © 2004 BEA Trading Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier survival curve for Epileptic encephalopathy group; “lamotrigine 1” shows the survival curve for patients who take lamotrigine; “lamotrigine 0” shows the survival curve for all other patients. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2005 14, 112-116DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2004.12.001) Copyright © 2004 BEA Trading Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Kaplan–Meier survival curve for partial seizures; “lamotrigine 1” shows the survival curve for patients who take lamotrigine; “lamotrigine 0” shows the survival curve for all other patients. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2005 14, 112-116DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2004.12.001) Copyright © 2004 BEA Trading Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Kaplan–Meier survival curve for generalized seizures; “lamotrigine 1” shows the survival curve for patients who take lamotrigine; “lamotrigine 0” shows the survival curve for all other patients. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2005 14, 112-116DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2004.12.001) Copyright © 2004 BEA Trading Ltd Terms and Conditions