Disparities in Epilepsy Diagnosis and Management in High-Income Countries: A Review of the Literature

JS Miller, F Oladele, D McAfee, CO Adereti… - Neurology: Clinical …, 2024 - AAN Enterprises
Purpose of Review Currently, an estimated 3.4 million people in the United States live with
epilepsy. Previous studies have identified health disparities associated with race/ethnicity …

Use of Recommended Neurodiagnostic Evaluation Among Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

M Spotnitz, CD Ekanayake, A Ostropolets… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Interdisciplinary practice parameters recommend that patients with drug-
resistant epilepsy (DRE) undergo comprehensive neurodiagnostic evaluation, including …

Defining benchmark outcomes for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: A global multicenter analysis of 1119 cases

R Drexler, FL Ricklefs, S Ben‐Haim, A Rada… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Benchmarking has been proposed to reflect surgical quality and represents the
highest standard reference values for desirable results. We sought to determine benchmark …

Work productivity, quality of life, and care needs: An unfolding epilepsy burden revealed in the Australian Epilepsy Project pilot study

C Marquina, E Foster, Z Chen, DN Vaughan… - Epilepsia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy is a common and serious neurological disorder. This cross‐sectional
analysis addresses the burden of epilepsy at different stages of the disease. Methods This …

[PDF][PDF] Guidelines for specialized epilepsy centers: report of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Guideline Panel

FA Lado, SM Ahrens, E Riker - Links. lww. com/WNL D, 2024 - academia.edu
The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) does not engage in the practice of
medicine and under no circumstances recommends specific treatments for specific …

[HTML][HTML] Patient experiences of resection versus responsive neurostimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy

T Haeusermann, EY Liu, KC Fong, D Dohan… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explored illness experiences and decision-making among patients with epilepsy
who underwent two different types of surgical interventions: resection versus implantation of …

Epilepsy surgery perceptions among general neurologists and epilepsy specialists: A survey

Z Haneef, K Patel, A Nguyen, G Kayal… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Surgical intervention for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) is a safe and efficacious
evidence-based treatment. Yet, neurologists have historically revealed hesitance in referring …

Status of epilepsy care delivery and referral in clinics, hospitals, and epilepsy centers in Japan: A nationwide survey

K Tokumoto, K Terada, N Kawaguchi, T Nishida… - Epilepsia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Collaboration among medical facilities is crucial to deliver comprehensive
epilepsy care to a diverse and large population of people with epilepsy. We conducted a …

Endoscopic callosotomy as a minimally invasive approach to treat paediatric refractory epilepsy: case series

I Abdelsamad, M Hasan - Child's Nervous System, 2024 - Springer
Background Endoscopic callosotomy has emerged as a promising and minimally invasive
technique for the treatment of refractory epilepsy. This paper aims to review the clinical …

Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation

A Herlopian - Epilepsy Surgery: A Practical Case-Based Approach, 2024 - Springer
The core objective of epilepsy surgery is to treat focal epilepsies and their associated
networks without inflicting neurological deficits, aiming for seizure freedom or a significant …