We examine current understanding of the minority disadvantage in the clinical management
of epilepsy. We performed an online literature search using several keywords (race,
ethnicity, epilepsy, treatment, and quality of life) and identified additional literature through
cross-referencing/manual search. The search produced 58 items published between 1977
and 2005. Of 49 original research studies, 38 were quantitative, 7 were qualitative, and 4
used mixed methods. Three or more articles were published in Epilepsia, Epilepsy …