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This study aimed to identify clinician attitudes toward epilepsy prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment in patients with DoC as well as current practice in regards to the use of amantadine in these individuals. A cross-sectional online survey was sent to members of the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA). Fifty physician responses were included in the final analysis. Withdrawal of antiepileptic drug\/anti-seizure medications (AED\/ASM) therapy was guided by the absence of evidence of clinical seizure whether or not the AED\/ASM was given prophylactically or for actual seizure\/epilepsy treatment. Standard EEG was the most frequent diagnostic method utilized. The majority of respondents ordered an EEG if there were concerns regarding lack of neurological progress. AED\/ASM prescription was reported to be triggered by the first clinically evident seizure with levetiracetam being the AED\/ASM of choice. Amantadine was frequently prescribed although less so in patients with epilepsy and\/or EEG based epileptic abnormalities. A minority of respondents reported an association between amantadine and seizure. 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