Most patients with benign epilepsy do not need to be controlled with medication. The more common benign epilepsy can be seen in pediatric central temporal spike epilepsy, where the patient can have an EEG with pathological waveforms. The seizures in benign epilepsy are small, lasting a few seconds, and rarely last more than a minute. In benign epilepsy, a large proportion of patients can heal on their own as they get older. If a benign epileptic patient has frequent seizures, the patient can be given oral antiepileptic drugs, such as clonazepam, carbamazepine, and sodium valproate, if necessary. It is recommended that they be taken orally under the guidance of a physician, and that liver and kidney function be monitored regularly.