Neurobehavioural comorbidities of epilepsy: towards a network-based precision taxonomy

BP Hermann, AF Struck, RM Busch, A Reyes… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cognitive and behavioural comorbidities are prevalent in childhood and adult epilepsies
and impose a substantial human and economic burden. Over the past century, the classic …

Underutilization of epilepsy surgery: Part I: A scoping review of barriers

D Samanta, AP Ostendorf, E Willis, R Singh… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
One-third of persons with epilepsy have seizures despite appropriate medical therapy. Drug
resistant epilepsy (DRE) is associated with neurocognitive and psychological decline, poor …

Health equity integrated epilepsy care and research: A narrative review

EG Gotlieb, L Blank, AW Willis, P Agarwal, N Jette - Epilepsia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background With the unanimous approval of the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on
epilepsy and other neurological disorders by the World Health Organization in May 2022 …

Underutilization of epilepsy surgery: Part II: Strategies to overcome barriers

D Samanta, R Singh, S Gedela, MS Perry, R Arya - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Interventions focused on utilization of epilepsy surgery can be divided into groups: those that
improve patients' access to surgical evaluation and those that facilitate completion of the …

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in the advanced treatment of medically intractable pediatric epilepsy

S Kandregula, D Terrell, R Beyl, A Freelin… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare have gained significant importance
since the Institute of Medicine published its report on disparities in healthcare. There is a …

Social determinants of health in neurology

N Rosendale - Neurologic Clinics, 2022 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Social determinants of health (SDH) are the conditions in which people are born, live, and
grow that affect health access and outcomes. 1 The US Department of Health and Human …

Beyond seizure freedom: Dissecting long‐term seizure control after surgical resection for drug‐resistant epilepsy

JK Hsieh, FG Pucci, SJ Sundar, E Kondylis… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to better understand the long‐term palliative and
disease‐modifying effects of surgical resection beyond seizure freedom, including frequency …

Establishing the cross‐cultural applicability of a harmonized approach to cognitive diagnostics in epilepsy: initial results of the international classification of cognitive …

A Reyes, L Salinas, BP Hermann, S Baxendale… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate the cross‐cultural application of the
International Classification of Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy (IC‐CoDE) to a cohort of …

Association of neighborhood deprivation with cognitive and mood outcomes in adults with pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy

RM Busch, JE Dalton, L Jehi, L Ferguson, NI Krieger… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common adult form of
epilepsy and is associated with a high risk of cognitive deficits and depressed mood …

Inequities in therapy for infantile spasms: a call to action

FM Baumer, JR Mytinger, K Neville… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to determine whether selection of treatment for children
with infantile spasms (IS) varies by race/ethnicity. Methods The prospective US National …