What was the old medicine for epilepsy?
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The first effective medicine for epilepsy, potassium bromide, was introduced in 1857 by Sir Charles Locock, marking a pivotal shift from centuries of ineffective or spiritual remedies [1.3.4, 1.4.2]. Before this breakthrough, treatments ranged from herbal concoctions to surgical procedures like trepanation [1.8.2]. So, what was the old medicine for epilepsy before pharmacology transformed patient care?
