Consensus guidelines into the management of epilepsy in adults with an intellectual disability.
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.
Kerr
M
M
Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 1YS, UK. kerrmp@cf.ac.uk
Scheepers
M
M
Arvio
M
M
Beavis
J
J
Brandt
C
C
Brown
S
S
Huber
B
B
Iivanainen
M
M
Louisse
A C
AC
Martin
P
P
Marson
A G
AG
Prasher
V
V
Singh
B K
BK
Veendrick
M
M
Wallace
R A
RA
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
D000927:Anticonvulsants