[Criteria of severity of intractable focal epilepsy in adults].
The most important criteria of severity of intractable focal epilepsies are the high frequency of seizure and the type of seizure, in particular seizures with fall. However, the presence of a brain lesion and its localization, handicap, number of antiepileptic drugs, poor social integration, history of status epilepticus, mortality, traumas, cognitive impairments, depressive symptoms and alteration of quality-of-life are also criteria of gravity. In this article, we propose a review of these various elements limiting our discussion to adults.
Unité médico-chirurgicale de l'épilepsie, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, 80 avenue A. Fliche, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. p_gelisse@hotmail.com
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000927:Anticonvulsants