Purpose Epilepsy is more common in people with intellectual disabilities than in the general
population. However, reported prevalence rates vary widely between studies. This …

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The aims of this paper are to identify factors that influence the psychosocial difficulties
(PSDs) that persons with epilepsy experience in their everyday life, to describe their onset …

A Medline and Psychline literature review of epilepsy in people with intellectual disability
was performed. The review has highlighted the importance of the impact of epilepsy on the …

It is known that for all adults, prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and
polypharmacy increases with advancing age and morbidity. This has been associated with …

Epilepsy is common in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In
adulthood, patients with IDD and epilepsy (IDD-E) have neurologic, psychiatric, medical …

Background Systematic reviews are important in evaluating evidence concerning the health
of people with intellectual disabilities. This study conducts a systematic review to identify …

Background Epilepsy has a pervasive impact on the lives of people with intellectual
disability and their carers. The delivery of high‐quality care is impacted on by the complexity …

BACKGROUND: A high number of patients with epilepsy have comorbidities. The type of
comorbidity is an important factor in deciding on the most suitable treatment, including that …

There are limited studies on the prevalence of epilepsy and co-morbid conditions in older
adults with an ID. To begin to address this prevalence of epilepsy was estimated for …