Impact of epilepsy surgery on quality of life: systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Shakhatreh, E Foster, P Siriratnam, A Neal… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Improved quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome goal following epilepsy surgery. This
study aims to quantify change in QoL for adults with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) who …

Association between antiseizure medications and quality of life in epilepsy: A mediation analysis

M Wang, K Perera, CB Josephson, M Lamidi… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The relationship between antiseizure medications (ASMs), which improve health
outcomes by controlling seizures, and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) is poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Outlines to initiate epilepsy surgery in low-and middle-income countries

P Bäuerle, U Schneider, M Holtkamp… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Surgery is an essential treatment option for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. While most
epilepsy patients worldwide live in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC), most of these …

Markers of neuroinflammation and apoptosis in the temporal lobe of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

AV Litovchenko, YM Zabrodskaya… - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2021 - Springer
Current antiepileptic strategies aim to normalize the interaction of the excitatory and
inhibitory systems, which is ineffective in treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy …

[PDF][PDF] Quantifying Vagus Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in Multifocal Refractory Epilepsy: A Model Across Multiple Surgeries

R Zakar, JV El Khoury, G Prince, M Boutros, C Yaghi… - Cureus, 2024 - cureus.com
Objective This study aims to develop a quantifiable model for evaluating the outcomes of
vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in patients with multifocal refractory epilepsy, particularly …

Postoperative evaluation of the quality of life, depression, and anxiety of temporal lobe epilepsy cohort: a single institute experience in Indonesia

Y Bakhtiar, S Pratama Brilliantika, J Bunyamin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Besides seizure control, quality of life (QoL) should be considered as an
equally important outcome for epilepsy surgery service providers. The paucity of QoL reports …

A Review of EEG-based Localization of Epileptic Seizure Foci: Common Points with Multimodal Fusion of Brain Data

M Tajmirriahi, H Rabbani - Journal of Medical Signals & Sensors, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Unexpected seizures significantly decrease the quality of life in epileptic patients. Seizure
attacks are caused by hyperexcitability and anatomical lesions of special regions of the …

Experiences of adults living with refractory epilepsy and their views and expectations on receiving results from whole genome sequencing

C Addona, T Hurlimann, I Jaitovich-Groisman… - Epilepsy Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Researchers, clinicians and patients are turning to new innovations in research
and clinical practice to further their knowledge in the genetic domain and improve …

Clinical outcome of selective amygdalectomy in a series of patients with resistant temporal lobe epilepsy

G Sharifi, M Hallajnejad, SS Dastgheib… - Surgical Neurology …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Selective amygdalohippocampectomy is one of the main approaches for
treating medial temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We herewith describe seven cases of …

Knowledge, attitude, and barriers for epilepsy surgery: A survey among resident doctors in a tertiary care center in India

K Chakravarty, S Aleti, PS Kharbanda, V Lal… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Knowledge and attitude of doctors toward epilepsy surgery are essential for
management and timely referral of people with Drug refractory epilepsy (DRE). This study …