1. The goal is zero seizures and zero side-effects.If you are still having seizures or more than minimal side-effects from your anticonvulsant medication, then you have unfinished business. The holy grail of seizure management is to stop them entirely, and to do so without significant side-effects from the treatment used to stop them.Continuing seizure activity is not good for either the brain or body. When seizures have not been stopped, the seizures you're still having might change the brai.