Models of community-based primary care for epilepsy in low-and middle-income countries

G Singh, M Sharma, A Krishnan, T Dua, F d'Aniello… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To review systematically community-based primary care interventions for epilepsy
in low-and middle-income countries to rationalize approaches and outcome measures in …

[PDF][PDF] Adherence to and persistence with lacosamide, perampanel, lamotrigine, and levetiracetam in adult patients with focal epilepsy in Japan: A descriptive cohort …

S Chen, T Fukasawa, A Ikeda, M Takeuchi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Objective We evaluated adherence to and 1-year persistence of two third-generation anti-
seizure medications (ASMs), lacosamide and perampanel, in adult patients with focal …

[HTML][HTML] Medication use and the risk of newly diagnosed diabetes in patients with epilepsy: a data mining application on a healthcare database

SF Sung, PJ Lee, CY Hsieh, WL Zheng - Journal of Organizational …, 2020 - igi-global.com
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide.
Patients with epilepsy generally require long-term antiepileptic therapy and many of them …

Socioeconomic differences in use of antiseizure medication in pregnancies with maternal epilepsy: A population‐based study from Nordic universal health care …

MK Leinonen, J Igland, JW Dreier, S Alvestad… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research points to disparities in disease burden and access to medical care in
epilepsy. We studied the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and antiseizure …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of demographics and comorbidity on persistence with anti-seizure medication

AD Marshall, JP Pell, A Askarieh, JP Leach, CA Heath - Seizure, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the rate of persistence with anti-seizure medications (ASMs) in a cohort
of patients with epilepsy, and to investigate the impact of a range of clinical and …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to Epilepsy's Medical Recommendations

A Jopowicz, A Piechal, E Bronisz… - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The primary problem in the treatment of epilepsy is poor seizure control. Several studies
have shown that non-adherence to doctors' recommendations regarding drug dosage, time …

Optimizing treatment persistence in epilepsy: a comparative analysis of combined antiseizure medications with different mechanisms of action

CW Chang, WEJ Tseng, WR Lin… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Combination therapy with antiseizure medications (ASMs) is a rational strategy
if monotherapy cannot effectively control seizures, thereby aiming to improve tolerance and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of treatment adherence and cost among patients with epilepsy: a four‐year retrospective cohort study in Pakistan

MA Asghar, AA Rehman, ML Raza, Y Shafiq… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background The adherence pattern of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) among patients with
epilepsy is relatively lower in the United States and different European countries. However …

[HTML][HTML] Newer antiepileptic drugs discontinuation due to adverse effects: An observational study

M Golpayegani, F Salari… - Annals of Indian Academy …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Aims: Antiepileptic drugs are the main therapy for epilepsy. However, the incidence of
adverse effects (AEs) results in treatment discontinuation. The aim of this study is evaluating …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment compliance, treatment patterns, and healthcare utilization in epilepsy patients with first add-on antiepileptic drugs: A nationwide cohort study

MY Kim, JA Kim, Y Lee, SK Lee - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Objective This study aimed to assess the treatment compliance, patterns, healthcare
resource utilization (HCRU), and costs of anti-epilepsy drugs (AEDs) as the first add-on …