Epilepsy--a guide to medical treatment. 2: Non-drug aspects.
Approximately 30-40% of people with epilepsy continue to have seizures despite drug treatment. Factors related to cognitive abilities, physical handicap, psychiatric illness and social circumstances are of great importance in the overall management.
Wallace
S J
SJ
Department of Paediatric Neurology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Binnie
C D
CD
Brown
S W
SW
Duncan
J S
JS
McKee
P
P
Ridsdale
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012017:Referral and Consultation