The prevalence of childhood epilepsy in Japan is 8.8 per 1000 children under the age of 13 [1]. In general, approximately two-thirds of these patients are expected to be in remission before puberty, and the remaining one-third must continue medication after adolescence; thus, requiring a transition from pediatric to adult care [2]. The number of patients who transition from pediatric to adult care has been increasing due to medical progress in all childhood disorders [3]. As a result, the transition itself has become an important issue not only for pediatric epilepsy, but also for other pediatric subspecialties [4].
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