Journal article
Seizure freedom improves health‐related quality of life after epilepsy surgery in children
Abstract
AIM: To determine whether epilepsy surgery improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and whether seizure freedom after surgery mediated the improvement in HRQoL.
METHOD: This multicenter cohort study compared HRQoL after epilepsy surgery to pharmacological management in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). HRQoL was measured using the Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy (QOLCE) questionnaire at baseline and 1-year follow-up. The …
Authors
Jain P; Smith ML; Speechley K; Ferro M; Connolly M; Ramachandrannair R; Almubarak S; Andrade A; Widjaja E; Team PS
Journal
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Vol. 62, No. 5, pp. 600–608
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2020
DOI
10.1111/dmcn.14390
ISSN
0012-1622