The neurobehavioural comorbidities of epilepsy: can a natural history be developed?

B Hermann, M Seidenberg, J Jones - The Lancet Neurology, 2008 - thelancet.com
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that can be complicated by neurobehavioral
comorbidities, which include cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, and social …

Quality-of-life trajectories in epilepsy: a review of the literature

A Jacoby, GA Baker - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2008 - Elsevier
The potential psychosocial sequelae of epilepsy are well-documented, but it cannot be
assumed that trajectories for quality of life (QOL) of people with epilepsy will inevitably follow …

Perceived impact of childhood‐onset epilepsy on quality of life as an adult

M Sillanpää, L Haataja, S Shinnar - Epilepsia, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Childhood‐onset epilepsy is a common disorder. The long‐term impact of having
childhood epilepsy on quality of life (QOL) as an adult, whether or not seizures are in …

Risk factors for suicide in epilepsy: a case control study

L Nilsson, A Ahlbom, BY Farahmand, M Åsberg… - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Suicide is considered to be one of the most important causes of death contributing
to the increased mortality of persons with epilepsy. We investigated the association between …

Psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood-onset epilepsy

AT Berg, R Caplan, DC Hesdorffer - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
Childhood-onset epilepsy is associated with psychiatric and cognitive difficulties and with
poor social outcomes in adulthood. In a prospective cohort of young people with epilepsy …

The health‐related quality of life of children with refractory epilepsy: a comparison of those with and without intellectual disability

M Sabaz, DR Cairns, JA Lawson, AF Bleasel… - …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To determine whether refractory epilepsy affects the health‐related quality of life
(HRQOL) of children with or without intellectual disability (ID), and if the presence of ID …

Growing up with epilepsy: a two‐year investigation of cognitive development in children with new onset epilepsy

BP Hermann, JE Jones, R Sheth, M Koehn… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To characterize patterns and determinants of normal and abnormal cognitive
development in children with new onset epilepsy compared to healthy controls. Methods …

Validation of the German version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM (PedsQLTM) in childhood cancer patients off treatment and children with epilepsy

R Felder-Puig, E Frey, K Proksch, JW Varni… - Quality of Life …, 2004 - Springer
Abstract The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory TM (PedsQL TM) is a relatively new
instrument developed in the US to assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) in healthy and …

[HTML][HTML] Health-related quality of life in childhood epilepsy: Moving beyond'seizure control with minimal adverse effects'

GM Ronen, DL Streiner, P Rosenbaum - Health and Quality of life …, 2003 - Springer
Childhood epilepsy is one of the most important and prevalent neurological conditions in the
developing years. Persons with childhood onset epilepsy are at a high risk for poor …

Quality of life in pediatric epilepsy: demographic and disease-related predictors and comparison with healthy controls

V Miller, TM Palermo, SD Grewe - Epilepsy & behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present study was to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
of children with epilepsy with that of healthy controls and to examine predictors of HRQOL …