How frequently is anxiety and depression identified and treated in hospital and community samples of adults with epilepsy?

AJ Scott, L Sharpe, Z Thayer, LA Miller, A Nikpour… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
While it is often stated that psychiatric co-morbidity in PWE is under-recognized and under-
treated, little research has directly examined this assertion. The aims of this study were to …

Anxiety is common and independently associated with clinical features of epilepsy

HMM Clary, BM Snively, MJ Hamberger - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to assess for independent association of anxiety
symptoms with epilepsy localization and other epilepsy-related and demographic factors in …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life and its association with comorbidities and adverse events from antiepileptic medications: Online survey of patients with epilepsy in Australia

JM Welton, C Walker, K Riney, A Ng, L Todd… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to explore the quality of life (QoL) of adult patients with epilepsy
(PwE) in Australia and its relationship with comorbidities and adverse events (AEs) from …

Prevalence of anxiety disorders in epilepsy

MS Wiglusz, J Landowski, WJ Cubała - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Anxiety disorders (ADs) are common in patients with epilepsy (PWE). The
aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of specific ADs in outpatients with epilepsy …

An integrative prediction algorithm of drug-refractory epilepsy based on combined clinical-EEG functional connectivity features

B Wang, X Han, S Yang, P Zhao, M Li, Z Zhao… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Although the use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is routine, 30–40% of patients with
epilepsy (PWEs) experience drug resistance. Thus, early identification of AED resistance will …

Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety disorder symptoms among people with epilepsy in Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2019: Institutional‐based cross‐sectional study

J Seid, K Mebrahtu, F Andualem - Nursing open, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Anxiety can have a profound influence on the health‐related quality of life of people with
epilepsy and caregivers. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors …

Anxiety and epilepsy: what neurologists and epileptologists should know

HM Munger Clary - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2014 - Springer
Although there has been increasing recognition of psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy, most
research and attention in this area has focused on depression. However, comorbid anxiety …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and prevalence of major epilepsy-associated brain lesions

JA López-Rivera, V Smuk, C Leu, G Nasr… - Epilepsy & Behavior …, 2022 - Elsevier
Epilepsy surgery is an effective treatment option for drug-resistant focal epilepsy patients
with associated structural brain lesions. However, little epidemiological data are available …

Factor structure of the GHQ-12 and their applicability to epilepsy patients for screening mental health problems

W Kang - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy, a severe neurological disorder impacting approximately 50 million individuals
worldwide, is associated with a high prevalence of mental health issues. However, existing …

Early prediction of medication refractoriness in children with idiopathic epilepsy based on scalp EEG analysis

LC Lin, CS Ouyang, CT Chiang, RC Yang… - … journal of neural …, 2014 - World Scientific
Refractory epilepsy often has deleterious effects on an individual's health and quality of life.
Early identification of patients whose seizures are refractory to antiepileptic drugs is …