Anesthésie du patient épileptique

Epilepsy is the second most common neurological pathology with a prevalence of 0.6 to 07% in the French population. Anesthesiologists who have consequently the opportunity to manage such patients must know some finger rules: the administration of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) must remain as close as possible to its usual dosage, the physiological and pharmacological interactions with anaesthetic agents and AEDs have to be considered, and proconvulsant agents must be avoided. If the management of the patients follows the guidelines, the incidence of perioperative complications is low.