title: Consensus guidelines into the management of epilepsy in adults with an intellectual disability.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Epilepsy has a pervasive impact on the lives of people with intellectual disability and their carers. The delivery of high-quality care is impacted on by the complexity and diversity of epilepsy in this population. This article presents the results of a consensus clinical guideline process.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A Delphi process identified a list of priority areas for the development of evidence-based guidelines. All guidelines were graded and consensus on scoring was achieved across the guideline group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a dearth of high-quality evidence from well-constructed studies on which to base guidance. However, the development of internationally derived consensus guidelines may further support the management of epilepsy in adults with an intellectual disability.
authors.affiliation: Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 1YS, UK. kerrmp@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheepers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arvio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beavis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iivanainen
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Louisse
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Marson
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prasher
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veendrick
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017028:Caregivers; D015897:Comorbidity; D032921:Consensus; D003697:Delphi Technique; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants