Spirituality, religion, and personal beliefs in Brazilian adults with epilepsy.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between S/R, demographic data, and clinical variables of Brazilian adult patients with epilepsy (PWE).

Methodology: The scores of the WHO Quality of Life for Assessment of Spirituality, Religion, and Personal Beliefs (WHOQOL-SRPB) were related to demographic and clinical aspects, the Spirituality Self-Rating Scale (SSRS), and the Spiritual/Religious Coping Scale (SRC) of 60 PWE.

Results: The mean age was 42.

License to drive vehicles: Legal aspects and clinical variables in Brazilian patients with epilepsy.

Unlabelled: In epilepsy, there may be impairment of psychosocial aspects, including restrictions for the license to drive vehicles.

Objective: To evaluate the license to drive a vehicle in patients with epilepsy according to Brazilian legislation and to relate it to demographic and clinical variables.

Methodology: The license-to-drive vehicle rate was related to the demographic and clinical data of 305 patients with epilepsy.

NCSE-coma in older adults: Clinical data, initial EEG, and hospital outcome.

Introduction: The clinical-EEG profile and prognosis in nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE-coma) - with preceding SE and without preceding SE - have not been fully established yet.

Objective: To evaluate the initial EEG, clinical characteristics, and hospital outcome of older adults with NCSE-coma.

Methodology: Clinical variables, immediate prognosis, initial EEG data, and scores on the Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS) and the SACE score were evaluated according to the type of NCSE-coma (with and without preceding seizure/SE) in 51 older adult patients treated in the emergency department.

ADVANCED MEGAESOPHAGUS TREATMENT: WHICH TECHNIQUE OFFERS THE BEST RESULTS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Background: Advanced megaesophagus predisposes to risks of malnutrition infections and cancer, in addition to having a significant impact on quality of life. There is currently no consensus in the literature regarding the best surgical option for advanced megaesophagus, although there is a predilection for esophagectomy, despite this surgery being associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Other surgical procedures, such as esophageal mucosectomy and Heller cardiomyotomy, have been proposed with good results.

Evaluation of social inclusion in Brazilian adult women with epilepsy: Perception of stigma and quality of life.

Unlabelled: Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures that can affect the perception of stigma and compromise the quality of life of those living with it. In addition, sociodemographic factors such as employment and maintaining a job, education, and the autonomy to drive vehicles are often impaired.

Objective: To assess the social inclusion of adult women with epilepsy in relation to the perception of stigma and quality of life, and the clinical aspects of the disease.

Family support in adults with epilepsy.

Background:  The perception of family support in chronic disease can be relevant.

Objective:  To assess the perception of family support in adult patients with epilepsy (PWEs) and relate it to quality of life (QoL) and clinical aspects.

Methods:  Data from the Perceived Family Support Inventory (IPFS) of 130 PWEs were related to the clinical variables, QOLIE-31 scores, and the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) with statistical tests, with  < 0.

Physical activity in adults with epilepsy: clinical aspects and relationship with cognition and quality of life.

Unlabelled: There are several factors associated with lower participation in regular physical activity (PA) in adult patients with epilepsy (PWEs).

Objective: To assess the relationship between the regular practice of PA with clinical and cognitive variables and quality of life (QoL) in PWEs.

Methods: Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire (HPAQ) was related to clinical variables, scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), on the Brief Cognitive Battery-Edu (BCB-Edu), on the Satisfaction Scale for Physical Activity (SSPA), and on the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE)-31 in 60 PWEs, with a significance level of p<0.

Ictal EEG: Etiology and Mortality in Older Adults With Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus.

Clinical-electroencephalogram (EEG), as well as etiological and prognostic data on subtypes of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) are yet to be established. Evaluate the clinical semiology and EEG findings and prognostic data of older adults with NCSE. Characterize the clinical-EEG and prognostic data in the subtypes of NCSE in older adults consecutively admitted to the emergency room of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas) University Hospital.

Cognition and obesity in adults with epilepsy.

Objective: to assess the occurrence of overweight/obesity in patient with epilepsy (PWEs) and to relate it to cognitive aspects and clinical variables. Methodology: the measurements of waist circumference, calf circumference, arm circumference, and the body mass index were related to the scores of the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Brief Cognitive Battery-Edu, as well as to the clinical variables of 164 PWEs, with a significance level of p < 0.05.

Focal nonconvulsive status epilepticus with impaired consciousness in older adults: Prognosis-related variables.

Objective: To assess the prognosis-related clinical-EEG characteristics in older adults with focal nonconvulsive status epilepticus with impaired consciousness (focal NCSE).

Methodology: We prospectively assessed clinical variables and EEG data at diagnosis and after an initial pharmacological protocol (within 24 hours) and their relationship with prognosis in older adults with focal NCSE treated at the emergency room.

Results: The clinical presentation of focal NCSE in 45 adults (mean age 73.

Seizure-related injuries in adults: A prospective case-controlled study on risk factors, seizure severity and quality of life.

Objective: The current study was conducted to understand the occurrence of seizure-related injuries in people with epilepsy. The relationship between injuries and clinical variables, the perception of seizure severity and quality of life (QoL) and the practice of risky activities were also assessed. The characteristics of the injuries from the onset of epilepsy and in the previous year were assessed.

Brief multidimensional measure of spirituality/religiousness, self-esteem, quality of life, and epilepsy.

Introduction: The relationships between religiousness/spirituality (RS), self-esteem, and quality of life (QoL) in adult people with epilepsy (PWEs) have not been studied in detail.

Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed RS using the brief multidimensional measure of religiousness/spirituality (BMMRS) scores of 86 PWEs. These scores were compared to 58 individuals in the control group (CG).

Perception of seizure severity and bothersome in refractory focal epilepsy.

Introduction: A better understanding of the perception of the severity and bothersome caused by seizure phases (warning, ictal, and postictal phases) can contribute to the orientation strategies for adult people with epilepsy (PWEs).

Objective: To assess the seizure severity and bothersome and relate them to the clinical aspects of epilepsy and quality of life (QoL).

Methods: The Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ) was associated with clinical variables and the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) and the QOLIE-31 of 98 PWEs, with a significance level of P<0.

Elderly patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus: Clinical-EEG data, hospital mortality, STESS and EMSE.

Purpose To assess the clinical-EEG aspects, characterization of subtypes, relationships with prognostic scales and the occurrence of death in elderly patients in the acute phase of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). Methodology Clinical variables, EEG data, Status epilepticus severity score (STESS), and the Epidemiology-based mortality score in status epilepticus (EMSE) were related to the death of 96 patients who were over 60 years old, with NCSE. Results NCSE with coma was observed in 31 patients (19 non-subtle and 12 "subtle" SE) and focal NCSE with impairment of consciousness in 65 cases.

Religious Experience and Clinical-EEG Aspects in Adult People with Epilepsy.

Spirituality and religiosity are complex cognitive phenomena; however, the relationship between spiritual experiences and epilepsy continues to be debated. . Data from the daily spiritual experience scale (DSES) were related to EEG data and clinical variables of 100 adult people with epilepsy (PWEs).

Memory complaints, clinical aspects, and self-esteem in adult people with epilepsy.

Unlabelled: Memory complaints are common in adult people with epilepsy (PWEs). However, the associated clinical aspects are not yet fully understood.

Objective: This study aims to relate the occurrence of memory complaints in PWEs with clinical aspects and self-esteem.

Acupuncture, seizure frequency, and quality of life in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Objective: To assess seizure frequency and quality of life (QOL) in a group of adults with temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS) before and after 10 weeks of systemic acupuncture sessions and compare the results with a group of patients with TLE-HS not undergoing acupuncture.

Methods: The Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31) and the initial and final seizure frequency of 26 adult patients with TLE-HS who underwent acupuncture sessions for 10 consecutive weeks were assessed. The data were compared to those of 26 patients with TLE-HS not submitted to acupuncture, with p < 0.

Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance.

Introduction: People with epilepsy frequently complain of poor memory.

Objective: To assess the occurrence of memory complaints in older adults with epilepsy (OAE) and whether it is associated with clinical variables, objective cognitive performance, and quality of life (QoL).

Methods: The Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q) was related to objective cognitive performance, the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E), the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31), and the clinical characteristics of 83 OAE.

The impact of COVID-19 on patients with epilepsy.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing can have adverse impacts on adult people with epilepsy (PWE).

Objective: To investigate the seizure frequency, the perceived well-being, and the presence of anxiety symptoms in PWE during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Methods: Data from a questionnaire on the repercussions of COVID-19 were analyzed in relation to the clinical variables of 114 PWE, with a significance level of p<0.

Epilepsy characteristics and cognitive, social, and mood functions in relation to intrinsic religiosity.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to relate the Intrinsic Religiosity Inventory (IRI) with clinical epilepsy variables, the occurrence of depressive symptoms, and the quality of life (QoL) of 169 adult people with epilepsy (PWEs). Data were compared with those of a similar control group (CG) without psychiatric disorders, with p < 0.05.

Quality of life perception in patients with epilepsy for a period of 4 years.

Unlabelled: The quality of life (QoL) perception over time in adult people with epilepsy (PWE) is important to define strategies of conduct.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the minimally important change (MIC) threshold of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-31 (QOLIE-31) of PWE over a period of 4 years and its relationship with clinical epilepsy variables.

Methods: A total of 129 PWE (46 ± 14.