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Psychometric properties of the Czech versions of the Impact of Pediatric Epilepsy Scale (IPES) and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory for Adolescents (QOLIE-AD-48).

Epilepsy Behav

January 2021

Department of Paediatric Neurology, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Member of the ERN EpiCARE Motol Epilepsy Center, V Uvalu 84, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address:

Objective: In order to introduce a complex system of monitoring and evaluation of the heath-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents with epilepsy (CWE) and their families in the Czech Republic, we aimed to validate the Czech versions of two appropriate instruments - the Impact of Pediatric Epilepsy Scale (IPES) and the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory for Adolescents (QOLIE-AD-48).

Methods: The verification of the 11-item IPES was carried out in the group of parents of 248 CWE aged 2-18 years. One hundred and thirty-five CWE from the given group aged 11-18 years then completed the 48-item QOLIE-AD-48.

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Clinical features and blood iron metabolism markers in children with beta-propeller protein associated neurodegeneration.

Eur J Paediatr Neurol

September 2020

Department of Paediatric Neurology, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Member of the ERN EpiCARE Motol Epilepsy Center, V Uvalu 84, 15006, Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address:

Background: Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation constitutes a group of rare progressive movement disorders sharing intellectual disability and neuroimaging findings as common denominators. Beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN) represents approximately 7% of the cases, and its first signs are typically epilepsy and developmental delay. We aimed to describe in detail the phenotype of BPAN with a special focus on iron metabolism.

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