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1. Onset and offset of altered awareness occurs abruptly, myoclonus of limbs is rare, and oral and manual automatisms are common. Children (younger than 16 years).
2. For patients with seizures that are not controlled with these agents, alternative treatments include surgical resection of the seizure focus, ketogenic diets, vagus nerve stimulators, and implantable brain neurostimulators.
3. Surgical resection of the seizure focus in appropriately selected patients often results in decreased frequency or elimination of seizures with improvement in quality of life.
4. The ketogenic diet, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and low-protein diet, induces ketone body formation.
5. Vagus nerve stimulation may increase seizure-free time in patients with medically refractory epilepsy who are not candidates for surgery or in whom surgery has been ineffective.
6. It is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in persons older than 12 years.