Laboratory tests in patients with epilepsy: clinical lecture

A.S. Kotov, K.V. Firsov, V.M. Frolova

Moscow Regional Scientific Research Clinical Institute named after M.F. Vladimirskiy, Moscow

Nowadays, there is a need for reliable screening methods for examining healthy people to identify potential patients with epilepsy, as these methods are not developed in the world practice. An epilepsy diagnosis feature is a prevalence of the history and clinical examination over laboratory study results. Laboratory studies in patients with epilepsy contribute to the hidden pathological process manifestation, characterize the patient’s condition, affect the diagnosis and treatment pattern, and have predictive value. In addition, these studies with determined epilepsy diagnosis are used to measure anti-epileptic drug’s (AEP) concentration in the blood plasma and to monitor possible therapy side effects. Conducting research without specific goals is impractical. Patients who do not present active somatic problems, unlike high-risk patients, do not need more in-d epth laboratory studies. Nevertheless, being an auxiliary method for epilepsy diagnosis, laboratory tests are an integral part of a patient’s condition comprehensive assessment.

Keywords: epilepsy, diagnosis, tests, laboratory, anti-epileptic drugs.

For citation: Kotov A.S., Firsov K.V., Frolova V.M. Laboratory tests in patients with epilepsy: clinical lecture. RMJ. 2019;4:18–20.