Purpose: We undertook a systematic review of the evidence on disparities in epilepsy with a
focus on North American data (Canada, United States, and the English‐speaking …

Purpose of review Disparities in treatment and outcomes of patients with epilepsy have been
identified in several distinct patient populations. The purpose of this review is to organize the …

Objective To examine the impact of individual and community characteristics on access to
specialized epilepsy care. Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed data …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify sociodemographic disparities in health
care use among epilepsy patients receiving care at different sites and the extent to which the …

Social factors have been identified as key drivers of epilepsy care, outcomes, and
disparities, but there is a limited understanding of what these factors are and how they …

The aim is to describe the epidemiology of epilepsy surgery in children and adults in the
United States. We performed a descriptive study of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) for …

We examine current understanding of the minority disadvantage in the clinical management
of epilepsy. We performed an online literature search using several keywords (race …

Disparities in epilepsy treatment have previously been reported. In the current study, we
examine the role of socioeconomic status, health insurance, place of residence, and …

Purpose: To determine the persistence of disparities in health care use and outcomes in
socioeconomically diverse populations of epilepsy patients. Methods: We followed patients …

In North America, overall epilepsy incidence is approximately 50/100,000 per year, highest
for children below five years of age, and the elderly. The best data suggest prevalence of 5 …