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| A&E | Accident and Emergency |
| ACAD | Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Centre |
| ADR | Adverse drug reaction |
| AED | Antiepileptic drugs |
| COC | Combined oral contraceptive |
| COME | Commission on the Outcome Measurement in Epilepsy |
| CSAG | Clinical Standards Advisory Group |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| ECG | Electrocardiography |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| GTC | Generalised tonic-clonic |
| HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
| IGE | Idiopathic generalised epilepsy |
| ITU | Intensive treatment unit |
| IV | Intravenous |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NTD | Neural tube defects |
| PE | Phenytoin equivalent |
| QoL | Quality of life |
| RCT | Randomised controlled trial |
| SIGN | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network |
| SSRI | Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor |
| SUDEP | Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy |
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