Aim There are many misconceptions about what constitutes 'quality of life'(QoL). It is often
difficult for researchers and clinicians to determine which instruments will be most …

Epilepsy is often associated with cognitive and behavioral impairments that can have
profound impact on the quality of life of patients. Although the mechanisms of cognitive …

OBJECTIVE: We compared associations of epilepsy remission status and severity as well as
psychiatric and other comorbidities with child and parent-proxy reports of health-related …

Objective To examine the types and severity of psychopathology in children with epilepsy.
Methods A series of meta-analyses were conducted to review 46 studies, including 2,434 …

Objective: To study child mental health, parental support, and social support of children with
epilepsy as these relate to quality of life (QOL) using child self-report, seizure-related …

Objective To examine the influence of parent and family general and epilepsy‐related stress
on longitudinal generic and epilepsy‐specific health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) for …

Background Childhood epilepsy is a serious and common neurological condition and can
have life-long consequences and its impact can pervade all aspects of family life. Whilst the …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the perspectives of children and adolescents with epilepsy. DATA
SOURCES: Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL from inception to August 2015 …

The potential cognitive and psychosocial effects of childhood epilepsy have significant
implications for a child's self-image and academic achievement. This study focuses on a 10 …

Background: People with epilepsy have impairment in their quality of life (QOL) due to effect
of epilepsy on various aspects of their life and the medication effects. Systematic studies on …