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Demographic and regional patterns of epilepsy-related mortality in the USA: Insights from CDC WONDER data.
Surg Neurol Int
December 2024
Wolfson School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Background: Epilepsy poses significant challenges globally, with varied clinical, social, and economic impacts. Despite advances in treatment, epilepsy-related mortality remains a concern. This study aimed to analyze the demographic and regional distributions of epilepsy-related mortality in the United States (U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlymphatic system dysfunction in epilepsy related to focal cortical dysplasia and its relationship with antiseizure medication response.
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December 2024
Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Purpose: Glymphatic function has not been explored in patients with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD)-related epilepsy. This study aimed to investigate the glymphatic system's involvement in these patients and to evaluate its correlation with response patterns to different antiseizure medications (ASMs) using diffusion tensor imaging along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS).
Methods: Fifty-two patients with FCD-related epilepsy (10 with drug-responsive epilepsy and 42 with drug-resistant epilepsy) and 24 healthy controls (HC) were included.
Performance validity tests in people with epilepsy: A review of the literature.
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December 2024
University College Hospital, London, UK; UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology: Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, London WC1N 3BG, UK. Electronic address:
Objective: Professional bodies recommend the use of performance validity tests (PVTs) to aid the interpretation of scores obtained in neuropsychological assessments, but base rates of failure differ according to neurological diagnosis and the associated impairments. This review summarises the PVT literature in people with epilepsy with the aim of establishing base rates of PVT failure and the factors associated with PVT performance in this population.
Methods: Ovid and PubMed databases were searched for studies reporting PVT test performance in people with epilepsy.
Adaptation of the disease-related apathy scale in adults with epilepsy into Turkish: A methodological study.
Epilepsia Open
January 2025
Faculty of Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Objective: This study was conducted to culturally adapt the Epilepsy-Related Apathy Scale in Adults with Epilepsy (E-RAS) to Turkish and to assess its psychometric properties in adult epilepsy patients.
Methods: A total of 172 epilepsy patients receiving care at the Neurology clinic and outpatient clinic of Fırat University Hospital from February to July 2023 were included in this methodological investigation. The E-RAS was translated into Turkish, and its content and construct validity were thoroughly examined.
Prevalence and associated factors of caregiving burden among caregivers of adults with epilepsy in Malaysia - A cross-sectional study.
Epilepsy Behav
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background: There are still insufficient data on caregiver burden among caregivers of adult people with epilepsy (PWE), particularly in Malaysia. This study aims to explore the level of perceived caregiver burden among the informal caregivers caring for PWE, its predicting factors associated with caregiver burden, and the impact of this caregiver burden on their psychological health.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, caregivers of adult PWE attending the neurology outpatient clinic at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) completed a comprehensive questionnaire comprising demographic data of participants and care recipients (adult PWE).
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