Co-morbid mental health conditions in people with epilepsy and association with quality of life in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta …

R Tsigebrhan, A Derese, SM Kariuki, A Fekadu… - Health and Quality of …, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Comorbid mental health conditions are common in people with epilepsy and
have a significant negative impact on important epilepsy outcomes, although the evidence is …

The oscillatory basis of working memory function and dysfunction in epilepsy

ON Arski, JM Young, ML Smith… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Working memory (WM) deficits are pervasive co-morbidities of epilepsy. Although the
pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning these impairments remain elusive, it is …

Depression, sleep quality, and social isolation among people with epilepsy in Bhutan: A cross-sectional study

M Stauder, AC Vogel, DK Nirola, L Tshering, U Dema… - Epilepsy & behavior, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze the possible contributions of seizure burden,
sleep quality, and social integration to depression among people with epilepsy (PWE) in …

Quality of life and its associated factors among epileptic patients attending public hospitals in North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

AM Kassie, BB Abate, MW Kassaw, A Getie… - PloS one, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Epilepsy is thought to be caused by witchcraft, evil spirit, and God's punishment
for sins in many develo** countries. As a result, people with epilepsy and their families …

Magnetic resonance imaging findings in Kenyans and South Africans with active convulsive epilepsy: An observational study

SM Kariuki, RG Wagner, R Gunny, F D'Arco… - …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objective Focal epilepsy is common in low‐and middle‐income countries. The frequency
and nature of possible underlying structural brain abnormalities have, however, not been …

Correlates of health-related quality of life in primary caregivers of perinatally HIV infected and HIV exposed uninfected adolescents at the Kenyan Coast

PN Mwangala, D Ssewanyana, P Mwangi… - Health and Quality of …, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Mothers and other primary caregivers play a crucial role in looking after
perinatally HIV infected, and HIV exposed uninfected adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa …

High prevalence of epilepsy in Northern Rwanda: exploring gender differences

P Dedeken, F Sebera, S Mutungirehe… - Brain and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), the prevalence of lifetime epilepsy varies
widely between subregions and is higher in rural compared to urban regions. Observed …

Which clinical and neuropsychological factors are responsible for cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy?

D Jarčušková, M Palušná, J Gazda… - International Journal of …, 2020‏ - Springer
Objectives The study aimed to assess the effect of demographic and clinical features of
epilepsy, anxiety, depressed mood, sleep, and quality of life on the prediction of cognitive …

Integrating alternative and complementary medicine in the management of epilepsy and its comorbidities in low-and middle-income settings

SM Kariuki, CRJC Newton - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Traditional/alternative and complementary medicine (TCM) encompasses products,
practices and practitioners that do not form part of conventional treatment and are not an …

Comorbid mental disorders and quality of life of people with epilepsy attending primary health care clinics in rural Ethiopia

R Tsigebrhan, A Fekadu, G Medhin, CR Newton… - Plos one, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Evidence from high-income countries demonstrates that co-morbid mental
disorders in people with epilepsy adversely affect clinical and social outcomes. However …