Partial epilepsy, the commonest form of epilepsy, is a difficult condition to treat with many patients continuing to have symptoms despite trying several medications. Lack of efficacy and adverse effects are commonly associated with current anti-epileptic drugs.
This study will examine the efficacy in addition to safety and tolerability of a new anti-epileptic drug, Eslicarbazepine acetate (BIA 2-093), as an adjunctive therapy for refractory partial seizures in children.
The primary analysis variables are:
* The responder rate (the proportion of patients with at least a 50% reduction in standardised seizure frequency)
* The relative reduction in standardised seizure frequency
