Remission and relapse in a drug‐resistant epilepsy population followed prospectively

B Callaghan, M Schlesinger, W Rodemer, J Pollard… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: We investigated the cumulative probability of seizure remission and relapse in an
adult population with drug‐resistant epilepsy and frequent seizures. In addition, we …

Likelihood of seizure remission in an adult population with refractory epilepsy

BC Callaghan, K Anand, D Hesdorffer… - Annals of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to determine the likelihood of remission and its clinical predictors in
adult patients meeting a strict definition of refractory epilepsy. We also wanted to investigate …

Outcomes after seizure recurrence in people with well‐controlled epilepsy and the factors that influence it

D Chadwick, J Taylor, T Johnson - Epilepsia, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To determine the risk of further seizures and probability of further remission after a
first seizure recurrence in patients in remission of their epilepsy, and to examine the …

Remission of seizures and predictors of intractability in long‐term follow‐up

M Sillanpää - Epilepsia, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
In an incidence cohort, remission and relapse rates and determinants were studied in 178
patients followed long‐term. A comparative study of predictive factors was performed in 40 …

The natural history of drug resistant epilepsy: epidemiologic considerations.

WA Hauser - Epilepsy research. Supplement, 1992 - europepmc.org
Approximately 160,000 United States residents will be evaluated for newly identified
unproved seizures in 1990. While the majority will have a favorable prognosis and more …

Treatment changes in a cohort of people with apparently drug-resistant epilepsy: an extended follow-up

A Neligan, GS Bell, M Elsayed, JW Sander… - Journal of Neurology …, 2012 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background The seizure response to the addition of a previously unused antiepileptic drug
in a cohort of 155 people with refractory epilepsy was previously reported after a median of …

Seizure relapse and development of drug resistance following long-term seizure remission

Y Schiller - Archives of neurology, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To quantify and identify predictive risk factors for seizure relapse and development
of drug resistance in patients who achieved long-term (> 1 year) antiepileptic drug–induced …

Long‐term prognosis of epilepsy, prognostic patterns and drug resistance: a population‐based study

G Giussani, V Canelli, E Bianchi, G Erba… - European journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Seizures in most people with epilepsy remit but prognostic
markers are poorly understood. There is also little information on the long‐term outcome of …

Seizure remission and relapse in adults with intractable epilepsy: a cohort study

H Choi, G Heiman, D Pandis, J Cantero, SR Resor… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To investigate the cumulative probabilities of≥ 12 month seizure remission and
seizure relapse following remission, and to test the associations of clinical characteristics …

Remission of seizures in a population‐based adult cohort with a newly diagnosed unprovoked epileptic seizure

H Lindsten, H Stenlund, L Forsgren - Epilepsia, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To investigate the probability of achieving remission of seizures after a newly
diagnosed unprovoked epileptic seizure in an adult population‐based cohort. Methods: 107 …