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Mortality risk‐adjustment comorbidity indices are an efficient means of controlling for the important confounding effect of somatic and psychiatric comorbidities in observational mortality studies. We carried out an external validation study and compared the performance of the Charlson, Elixhauser and Epilepsy‐specific (ES) indices using the National General Practice Study of Epilepsy, a community‐based...
Outcome studies in people with epilepsy have largely focused on the prognosis in the early stages and factors predictive of early remission. Few studies have examined prognosis in chronic refractory epilepsy.We determined the pattern of remission and relapse of epilepsy in a cohort of people with refractory epilepsy (seizures in the past two years, at least five years after onset and who have been...
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition throughout the world. Its care involves medical expertise, but may also bring different cultural challenges. We discuss clinical, social and psychological outcomes in different cultural settings. We point out differences and similarities in epilepsy epidemiology (etiology and risk factors, prognosis, and natural history), disparities in care and health services,...
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