Epilepsy and brain tumors

DJ Englot, EF Chang, CJ Vecht - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Seizures are common in patients with brain tumors, and epilepsy can significantly impact
patient quality of life. Therefore, a thorough understanding of rates and predictors of …

Social outcomes after temporal or extratemporal epilepsy surgery: a systematic review

L Hamiwka, S Macrodimitris, JF Tellez‐Zenteno… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature to assess
social outcomes after epilepsy surgery. Methods: A systematic literature search was …

Prediction of seizure recurrence risk following discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs

M Contento, B Bertaccini, M Biggi, M Magliani… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in seizure‐free patients is an
important goal because of possible long‐term side effects and the social stigma burden of …

[HTML][HTML] Antiepileptic drugs and quality of life in patients with epilepsy: a tertiary care hospital-based study

J George, C Kulkarni, GRK Sarma - Value in health regional issues, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The present study evaluated patterns of the use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and
their impact on quality of life (QOL) in patients with epilepsy. Methods In this cross-sectional …

RNN and biLSTM fusion for accurate automatic epileptic seizure diagnosis using EEG signals

NA Samee, NF Mahmoud, EA Aldhahri, A Rafiq… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition. The effects of epilepsy are not restricted to
seizures alone. They comprise a wide spectrum of problems that might impair and reduce …

Quality of life in adults with epilepsy is associated with anticonvulsant polypharmacy independent of seizure status

HB Alexander, DK Broshek, M Quigg - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Rationale Polypharmacy, sometimes necessary to control epilepsy, can result in adverse
effects that may affect quality of life (QOL). Our purpose was to determine the association of …

Does the concept of resilience contribute to understanding good quality of life in the context of epilepsy?

A Ring, A Jacoby, GA Baker, A Marson… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
A significant body of research highlights negative impacts of epilepsy for individual quality of
life (QOL). Poor seizure control is frequently associated with reporting of poor QOL and good …

Determinants of quality of life in people with epilepsy and their gender differences

L Yue, P Yu, D Zhao, D Wu, G Zhu, X Wu, Z Hong - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
Improving the patient's quality of life (QOL) is the most important goal of epilepsy
management. We performed this study to determine the factors associated with QOL in …

Factors predictive of resilience and vulnerability in new‐onset epilepsy

J Taylor, A Jacoby, GA Baker, AG Marson, A Ring… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Epilepsy has been associated with reduced quality of life (QOL), but QOL
outcomes are heterogeneous. Some people are able to maintain a good QOL despite poorly …

Epilepsy and quality of life: socio-demographic and clinical aspects, and psychiatric co-morbidity

GMAS Tedrus, LC Fonseca… - Arquivos de neuro …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Objective To study socio-demographic and clinical aspects, as well as psychiatric co-
morbidity that influence the quality of life of adult epileptic patients. Methods One hundred …