Tuberous sclerosis cost-effectiveness of therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[2]
Overview
The treatment of tuberous sclerosis can be expensive, especially considering that many complications have surgical options for treatment.
Cost-effectiveness of Therapy
A study from 2016 showed that for children with TSC presenting with refractory epilepsy (defined by the persistence of seizures despite the use of 2 anti-seizure drugs), the most cost-effective measure between resective epilepsy surgery, vagus nerve stimulator implantation, ketogenic diet, and addition of a third anti-seizure drug, was the addition of a third drug into the medication regimen,[1]
References
- ↑ Fallah, Aria, et al. "Cost-utility analysis of competing treatment strategies for drug-resistant epilepsy in children with tuberous sclerosis complex." Epilepsy & Behavior 63 (2016): 79-88.