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Shor O, Rabinowitz R, Hersh N, Vanichkin A, Benninger F. Anti-epileptogenic effect of FC99 and resveratrol. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1223196. [PMID: 37694107 PMCID: PMC10483398 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1223196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), plays an important role in the development of epilepsy after brain insults. Previously, TLR3 deficiency in a pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) was shown to reduce mortality, spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS) and neuroinflammation. We hypothesized that pharmacological inhibition of TLR3 would reduce epileptogenesis following status epilepticus. We show that Resveratrol and FC99, two TLR3 blockers, demonstrate anti-epileptogenic effects in a pilocarpine model of TLE. While both Resveratrol and FC99 were previously shown to benefit in other pathologies, neither of these blockers had been proposed for the treatment of epilepsy. Our results provide substantial evidence to the importance of TLR3 inhibition in the prevention of epilepsy and specifically highlighting FC99 as a promising novel anti-epileptic drug. We anticipate our data to be a starting point for further studies assessing the anti-epileptogenic potential of FC99 and other TLR3 blockers, paving the way for pharmacological interventions that prevent epileptogenesis.
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- Oded Shor
- Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Neurology Unit, Sanz Medical Center - Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel
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- Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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Mishra B, Sudheer P, Agarwal A, Srivastava MVP, Nilima, Vishnu VY. Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Neurological Conditions: Review of Concept and Methods. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2023; 26:334-343. [PMID: 37970301 PMCID: PMC10645230 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_207_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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The concept of the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) emerged from the recognition that statistical significance alone is not enough to determine the clinical relevance of treatment effects in clinical research. In many cases, statistically significant changes in outcomes may not be meaningful to patients or may not result in any tangible improvements in their health. This has led to a growing emphasis on the importance of measuring patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical trials and other research studies, in order to capture the patient perspective on treatment effectiveness. MCID is defined as the smallest change in scores that is considered meaningful or important to patients. MCID is particularly important in fields such as neurology, where many of the outcomes of interest are subjective or based on patient-reported symptoms. This review discusses the challenges associated with interpreting outcomes of clinical trials based solely on statistical significance, highlighting the importance of considering clinical relevance and patient perception of change. There are two main approaches to estimating MCID: anchor-based and distribution-based. Anchor-based approaches compare change scores using an external anchor, while distribution-based approaches estimate MCID values based on statistical characteristics of scores within a sample. MCID is dynamic and context-specific, and there is no single 'gold standard' method for estimating it. A range of MCID thresholds should be defined using multiple methods for a disease under targeted intervention, rather than relying on a single absolute value. The use of MCID thresholds can be an important tool for researchers, neurophysicians and patients in evaluating the effectiveness of treatments and interventions, and in making informed decisions about care.
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- Biswamohan Mishra
- Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Shakhatreh L, Foster E, Siriratnam P, Neal A, Carney PW, Jackson GD, O'Brien TJ, Kwan P, Chen Z, Ademi Z. Impact of epilepsy surgery on quality of life: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Epilepsia 2023; 64:1709-1721. [PMID: 37157209 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Improved quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome goal following epilepsy surgery. This study aims to quantify change in QoL for adults with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) who undergo epilepsy surgery, and to explore clinicodemographic factors associated with these changes. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. All studies reporting pre- and post-epilepsy surgery QoL scores in adults with DRE via validated instruments were included. Meta-analysis assessed the postsurgery change in QoL. Meta-regression assessed the effect of postoperative seizure outcomes on postoperative QoL as well as change in pre- and postoperative QoL scores. A total of 3774 titles and abstracts were reviewed, and ultimately 16 studies, comprising 1182 unique patients, were included. Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-31 item (QOLIE-31) meta-analysis included six studies, and QOLIE-89 meta-analysis included four studies. Postoperative change in raw score was 20.5 for QOLIE-31 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 10.9-30.1, I2 = 95.5) and 12.1 for QOLIE-89 (95% CI = 8.0-16.1, I2 = 55.0%). This corresponds to clinically meaningful QOL improvements. Meta-regression demonstrated a higher postoperative QOLIE-31 score as well as change in pre- and postoperative QOLIE-31 score among studies of cohorts with higher proportions of patients with favorable seizure outcomes. At an individual study level, preoperative absence of mood disorders, better preoperative cognition, fewer trials of antiseizure medications before surgery, high levels of conscientiousness and openness to experience at the baseline, engagement in paid employment before and after surgery, and not being on antidepressants following surgery were associated with improved postoperative QoL. This study demonstrates the potential for epilepsy surgery to provide clinically meaningful improvements in QoL, as well as identifies clinicodemographic factors associated with this outcome. Limitations include substantial heterogeneity between individual studies and high risk of bias.
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- Lubna Shakhatreh
- Neurology Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Neurology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neurology Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neurology Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Neurology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neurology Department, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
- Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Neurology Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Neurology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Neurology Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Neurology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Fontaine S, Gautier L, Diependaele AS, Hamieh M, Morello R, Guillouët S, Bertran F. Impact of educational actions on the quality of life of patients with epilepsy: A randomised controlled trial. Epilepsy Res 2023; 192:107128. [PMID: 37027966 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Epilepsy is a common and disabling disease for patients and their families. The care of these patients is no longer limited to the simple control of seizures, but considers, in a more global way, their quality of life (QOL). Improving the QOL is precisely one of the main objectives of therapeutic education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of educational actions on the global QOL of patients with epilepsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was carried out between October 2016 and August 2018. 80 patients were included over 18 years old with an epileptic condition diagnosed for at least 6 months and treated in the University Hospital of Caen Normandy in France. They were randomised to either the control group with usual care or the experimental group with the group educational sessions. The overall score for the QOLIE-31 survey was assessed from the inclusion (M0) and 6 months late. RESULTS At the M0 mark, the score of the control group (58.1 ± 12.3) was significantly lower than that of the experimental group (61.1 ± 14.3). After 6 months, the overall QOL score, was significantly higher for the experimental group compared to the control group (p = 0.002). In the experimental group, the overall score went from 61.1 ± 14.3-69 ± 14.2 and in the control group it went from 58.1 ± 12.3-58 ± 16.2. DISCUSSION The quality-of-life overall score for patients having participated in educational actions provided by epilepsy specialist nurses improved significantly. Complementary research is necessary to assess the sustainability of these effects and interactions with the caregivers.
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Ziegeler B, D' Souza W, Vinton A, Mulukutla S, Shaw C, Carne R. Neurological Health: Not Merely the Absence of Disease: Current Wellbeing Instruments Across the Spectrum of Neurology. Am J Lifestyle Med 2023; 17:299-316. [PMID: 36896041 PMCID: PMC9989493 DOI: 10.1177/15598276221086584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Well-being and quality of life can vary independently of disease. Instruments measuring well-being and quality of life are commonly used in neurology, but there has been little investigation into the extent in which they accurately measure wellbeing/quality of life or if they merely reflect a diseased state of an individual. DESIGN Systematic searches, thematic analysis and narrative synthesis were undertaken. Individual items from instruments represented in ≥ 5 publications were categorised independently, without prior training, by five neurologists and one well-being researcher, as relating to 'disease-effect' or 'Well-being' with a study-created instrument. Items were additionally categorised into well-being domains. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, EMBASE, EMCARE and PsycINFO from 1990 to 2020 were performed, across the 13 most prevalent neurological diseases. RESULTS 301 unique instruments were identified. Multiple sclerosis had most unique instruments at 92. SF-36 was used most, in 66 studies. 22 instruments appeared in ≥ 5 publications: 19/22 'well-being' outcome instruments predominantly measured disease effect (Fleiss kappa = .60). Only 1/22 instruments was categorised unanimously as relating to well-being. Instruments predominantly measured mental, physical and activity domains, over social or spiritual. CONCLUSIONS Most neurological well-being or quality-of-life instruments predominantly measure disease effect, rather than disease-independent well-being. Instruments differed widely in well-being domains examined.
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- University Hospital Geelong, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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Ma H, Mao Q, Zhu Y, Cong C, Zheng S, Zhang Q, Chen C, Li L. Time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay (TRFIA) for the simultaneous detection of hs-CRP and lipoprotein(a) in serum. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2022; 69:2617-2623. [PMID: 34981870 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Elevated serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels are associated with the development of native coronary atherosclerosis. We aimed to establish a new method for the simultaneous detection of hs-CRP and Lp(a) to predict the development of atherosclerosis. A one-step time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay (TRFIA) with europium(III) (Eu3+ ) or samarium(III) (Sm3+ ) labels was established, and the performance of this TRFIA (in terms of sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and cutoff values) was evaluated using clinical serum samples and compared with those of registered kits. The sensitivity was 0.052 μg/ml for hs-CRP and 0.64 μg/ml for Lp(a). The intra-assay and inter-assay cross-reactivities (CVs) were very low, ranging from 2.05% to 4.67% for hs-CRP and from 2.42% to 6.43% for Lp(a). The CVs were very low (<0.34% and <2.65%, respectively) with five interferents. Additionally, there was a high Pearson coefficient between the present TRFIA method and the registered kits (R2 = 0.9967 and 0.9906, respectively). These data indicate that this study developed a TRFIA method that can be used for the quantitative detection of hs-CRP and Lp(a) in serum with high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. This TRFIA provides a new method for predicting the development of atherosclerosis.
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- Hongyan Ma
- Department of Cardiology, Beihua University Affiliated Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beihua University Affiliated Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beihua University Affiliated Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beihua University Affiliated Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beihua University Affiliated Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beihua University Affiliated Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Guangzhou Youdi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Youdi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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Oberdhan D, Bacci E, Hill JN, Palsgrove A, Hareendran A. Developing a Conceptual Disease Model of Patient Experiences and Identifying Patient-Reported Clinical Outcome Assessments for Use in Trials of Treatments for Focal Onset Seizures. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2022; 18:611-631. [PMID: 35345602 PMCID: PMC8957350 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s354031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To identify concepts important to understanding the experiences of adults with focal onset seizures (FOS) and evaluate clinical outcome assessments (COAs) for measuring these concepts in clinical trials of treatments for FOS. METHODS A search of published qualitative research, clinical trials, and approved product labels for FOS treatments was performed to develop a conceptual disease model (CDM) of patients' experience of living with FOS. Concepts of interest (COI) were selected, and a second literature search was conducted to identify COAs measuring these concepts. Ten COAs were selected and reviewed to document their development process, evidence of measurement properties, and methods for interpreting change scores using criteria proposed in regulatory guidelines for patient-reported outcomes to support label claims. RESULTS Concepts identified from the published literature (13 articles, 1 conference abstract), 24 clinical trials, and 8 product labels were included in a novel CDM. Impacts on physical, cognitive, and social and emotional function were chosen as COI for evaluating treatment outcomes for FOS; the additional concept of social support and coping strategies was chosen to understand patients' lived experiences. From 51 unique COAs identified, 10 were selected based on their potential coverage of the COI; some symptom severity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) COAs covered multiple COI. Of these 10, 8 COAs evaluated impacts/limitations on physical function, 8 measured social and emotional impacts, and 5 assessed social support and coping strategies. While most assessments had gaps in evidence validating their measurement properties, 2 COAs measuring symptom severity and 1 COA measuring HRQoL had evidence confirming their potential utility in clinical trials to support label claims. CONCLUSION This research provides insights into the experience of patients with FOS and identifies COAs that measure concepts considered to support endpoints in clinical trials for FOS.
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- Dorothee Oberdhan
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA
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- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA
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Aungaroon G, Trout AT, Radhakrishnan R, Horn PS, Arya R, Tenney JR, Holland KD, Mangano FT, Leach JL, Rozhkov L, Greiner HM. Subtraction ictal SPECT co-registered to MRI (SISCOM) patterns in children with temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 121:108074. [PMID: 34062446 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated SISCOM patterns and their relationship with surgical outcome in children with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) who had undergone a temporal lobe surgery. METHODS This was an observational study evaluating SISCOM patterns in 40 children with TLE. We classified SISCOM patterns into 4 categories; (i) unilateral anteromesial and/or anterolateral temporal pattern; (ii) unilateral anteromesial and/or anterolateral temporal plus posterior extension pattern; (iii) bilateral anteromesial and/or anterolateral temporal pattern; and (iv) atypical pattern. Determinants of SISCOM pattern and correlation between postoperative outcomes and SISCOM patterns were evaluated. RESULTS Pattern (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) were identified in 10 (25%), 14 (35%), 0 (0%), and 16 (40%) patients, respectively. There was no significant correlation between patterns and postoperative outcomes. SISCOM patterns significantly associated with the presence of hippocampal sclerosis and type of focal cortical dysplasia (p-value = 0.048 and 0.036, respectively). Patients with HS had 5 times the odds of having unilateral temporal pattern, compared to patients with other neuropathology (OR = 5, 95% CI 0.92 to 27.08). Patients with FCD type 2 had 9.71 times the odds of having atypical pattern, compared to patients with other types of FCD (OR = 9.71, 95% CI 0.92 to 103.04). Lobar concordance of SISCOM and ictal and interictal scalp EEG significantly correlated with postoperative outcomes (p-value = 0.018 and 0.013, respectively). CONCLUSION Three SISCOM patterns were seen. Patients with HS had increased odds of having unilateral temporal pattern while patients with FCD type 2 had increased odds of having atypical pattern. However, there was no significant correlation between SISCOM patterns and postoperative outcomes. Lobar concordance of SISCOM and ictal and interictal scalp EEG significantly correlated with postoperative outcome. SIGNIFICANCE This study shows that the distribution of SISCOM patterns and their relationship with postoperative outcomes in children with TLE are different from adult population. Besides, SISCOM may add only limited diagnostic and prognostic information in children with drug-resistant TLE undergoing epilepsy surgery. Further evaluation to identify patient populations that may benefit from SISCOM is desirable.
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- Gewalin Aungaroon
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Benevides ML, Costa Nunes J, Guarnieri R, Pauli C, Wolf P, Lunardi M, Kondageski C, Neves Linhares M, Lin K, Walz R. Quality of life long after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Acta Neurol Scand 2021; 143:629-636. [PMID: 33751549 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To identify variables independently associated with a meaningful improvement in QOL long after surgical treatment of drug-resistant MTLE-HS patients. MATERIAL & METHODS We prospectively evaluated 72 consecutive MTLE-HS surgically treated patients and analyzed pre and post-surgical variables independently associated with a meaningful improvement in QOL evaluated by the Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 (QOLIE-31) overall score, and its domain scores determined at follow-up after 36 to 131 months (mean 93 months) after surgery. RESULTS The mean overall QOLIE-31 score and its subdomain scores improved significantly after surgery (p < 0.01), and 55 patients (76.4%) had a meaningful QOL improvement. Being seizure-free (Engel IA) after surgery showed a non-significant association (OR 2.63, CI 95% 0.53 to 13.05, p = 0.23) and lower depressive symptoms a significant association (OR 4.15, CI 95% 1.19 to 14.53, p = 0.03) with meaningful improvement of QOL. CONCLUSIONS Patients with MTLE-HS who underwent epilepsy surgery show a sustained, meaningful improvement in their QOL. Pre-surgical variables do not predict long-term QOL improvement after surgery. Lower levels of depressive symptoms at postoperative evaluation are associated with meaningful QOL improvement.
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- Maria L. Benevides
- Department of Neurology Governador Celso Ramos Hospital Florianópolis Brazil
- Center for Applied Neurosciences University Hospital (HU) Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Florianópolis Brazil
- Graduate Program in Translational Neurosciences Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC) HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
- Division of Neuropathology UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
- Neurodiagnostic Brasil ‐ Diagnósticos em Neuropatologia Florianópolis Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences University Hospital (HU) Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Florianópolis Brazil
- Psychiatry Division Internal Medicine Department HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
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- Department of Neurology Governador Celso Ramos Hospital Florianópolis Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Medical Sciences HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
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- Department of Neurology Governador Celso Ramos Hospital Florianópolis Brazil
- Center for Applied Neurosciences University Hospital (HU) Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Florianópolis Brazil
- Graduate Program in Medical Sciences HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
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- Department of Neurology Governador Celso Ramos Hospital Florianópolis Brazil
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- Department of Neurology Governador Celso Ramos Hospital Florianópolis Brazil
- Center for Applied Neurosciences University Hospital (HU) Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Florianópolis Brazil
- Neurosurgery Division HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences University Hospital (HU) Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Florianópolis Brazil
- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC) HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
- Graduate Program in Medical Sciences HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
- Neurology Division Internal Medicine Department HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences University Hospital (HU) Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Florianópolis Brazil
- Graduate Program in Translational Neurosciences Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC) HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
- Neurology Division Internal Medicine Department HU UFSC Florianópolis Brazil
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Jones FJS, Ezzeddine FL, Herman ST, Buchhalter J, Fureman B, Moura LMVR. A feasibility assessment of functioning and quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measures in adult epilepsy clinics: A systematic review. Epilepsy Behav 2020; 102:106704. [PMID: 31816482 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to identify functioning and quality-of-life (QOL) patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) feasible for use in the waiting room of adult epilepsy clinics. MATERIAL AND METHODS We searched PubMed and Web of Science for articles on in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French published by the end of February 15th, 2019. We screened retrieved titles and abstracts looking for publications that reported the use of PROMs to measure functioning and QOL in epilepsy. The authors, clinical experts, and patient advocates from the Epilepsy Foundation of America conceptualized a set of desirable feasibility attributes for PROMs implementation in the waiting room of adult epilepsy clinics. These attributes included brief time for completion (i.e., ≤3 min), free cost, coverage of four minimum QOL domains and respective facets, and good evidence of psychometric properties. We defined QOL domains according to the World Health Organization's classification and created psychometric appraisal criteria based on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Guidance. RESULTS Eighteen candidate instruments were identified and compared with respect to desirable attributes for use in adult epilepsy clinics. We found that the Quality-of-life in epilepsy (QOLIE)-10 and Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System-10 (PROMIS-10) were the most feasible PROMs for implementation in adult epilepsy clinics based on our criteria. The QOLIE-10 and PROMIS-10 still lack ideal evidence of responsiveness in people with epilepsy. CONCLUSION This is the first systematic review that aimed to assess feasibility properties of available functioning and QOL PROMs. The QOLIE-10 and PROMIS-10 are potentially feasible instruments for implementation in the waiting room of adult epilepsy clinics. Further studies assessing the responsiveness of these PROMs are needed and will contribute to the selection of the most appropriate instrument for longitudinal use in adult epilepsy clinical practice.
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- Felipe J S Jones
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wang Ambulatory Care Center, 720, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States of America.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America.
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215, United States of America.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Research and New Therapies, Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Pl #200, Landover, MD 20785, United States of America.
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wang Ambulatory Care Center, 720, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States of America.
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Foster E, Chen Z, Ofori-Asenso R, Norman R, Carney P, O'Brien TJ, Kwan P, Liew D, Ademi Z. Comparisons of direct and indirect utilities in adult epilepsy populations: A systematic review. Epilepsia 2019; 60:2466-2476. [PMID: 31784994 DOI: 10.1111/epi.16396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Epilepsy is common and carries substantial morbidity, and therefore identifying cost-effective health interventions is essential. Cost-utility analysis is a widely used method for such analyses. For this, health conditions are rated in terms of utilities, which provide a standardized score to reflect quality of life. Utilities are obtained either indirectly using quality of life questionnaires, or directly from patients or the general population. We sought to describe instruments used to estimate utilities in epilepsy populations, and how results differ according to methods used. METHODS We undertook a systematic review of studies comparing at least two instruments for obtaining utilities in epilepsy populations. MEDLINE, Embase, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and gray literature were searched from inception to June 2019. Mean utilities were recorded and compared for each method. RESULTS Of the 38 unique records initially identified, eight studies met inclusion criteria. Utilities were highest for direct "tradeoff" methods, obtained via instruments including standard gamble (0.93) and time tradeoff (0.92), compared to indirect methods, obtained via instruments including EuroQoL five-dimensional form (range = 0.72-0.86) and Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (range = 0.52-0.71). Visual analog scale (VAS), a direct "nontradeoff" instrument, provided equal or lower utilities (range = 68.0-79.8) compared to indirect instruments. SIGNIFICANCE Direct methods, with the important exception of VAS, may provide higher utilities than indirect methods. More studies are needed to identify the most appropriate utility instruments for epilepsy populations, and to investigate whether there is variation between utilities for different types of epilepsy and other patient- and disease-specific factors.
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- Emma Foster
- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Monash University and Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Vergeer M, de Ranitz‐Greven WL, Neary MP, Ionescu‐Ittu R, Emond B, Sheng Duh M, Jansen F, Zonnenberg BA. Epilepsy, impaired functioning, and quality of life in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Epilepsia Open 2019; 4:581-592. [PMID: 31819914 PMCID: PMC6885664 DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and associated manifestations and to identify potential factors associated with HRQoL in this population of patients. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of adults with TSC who attended the outpatient clinic of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2015 (N = 363; on average 33.6 years of follow-up). HRQoL data were assessed in 2012 using the Health Utility Index version 3 (HUI-3) questionnaire completed by patients or caregivers (N = 214 with HUI score and ≥1 TSC manifestation, including renal angiomyolipomas [rAMLs], subependymal giant cell astrocytoma [SEGA], or epilepsy). RESULTS Of 214 patients in the study sample, 171 had TSC-associated epilepsy (with or without rAML/SEGA), 37 had TSC and rAML (without epilepsy or SEGA), and 6 had other combinations of manifestations. The median HUI score for the 214 patients with ≥1 TSC manifestation was 0.51 (-0.371 to 1 scale, 1 = perfect health, 0 = death, <0 = worse than death). Among all components used to build the overall HUI score, the cognition component had the lowest score (mean = 0.47; 0-1 scale). Patients with TSC-epilepsy had significantly lower overall HUI than patients with TSC and rAML only (median HUI = 0.31 vs 0.95, P < .05), especially those who were in refractory state for prolonged periods of time (median HUI = -0.11 among patients with seizures during the entire duration of their follow-up time). In multivariate analyses, severe impairment of daily functioning was the strongest predictor of HRQoL decrement (adjusted HUI difference between patients with severe vs. no impairment = -0.55, P < .05). SIGNIFICANCE This study showed that TSC-related epilepsy is associated with lower HUI, especially for patients who have refractory seizures for prolonged periods of time. Early and effective interventions to control or reduce seizures and preserve patients' cognitive functions may help to improve patients' quality of life.
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- University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtNetherlands
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Zhang Y, Liao C, Qu H, Huang S, Jiang H, Zhou H, Abrams E, Habte FG, Yuan L, Bertram EH, Lee KS, Pauly KB, Buckmaster PS, Wintermark M. Testing Different Combinations of Acoustic Pressure and Doses of Quinolinic Acid for Induction of Focal Neuron Loss in Mice Using Transcranial Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2019; 45:129-136. [PMID: 30309748 PMCID: PMC6289648 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The goal of this study was to test different combinations of acoustic pressure and doses of quinolinic acid (QA) for producing a focal neuronal lesion in the murine hippocampus without causing unwanted damage to adjacent brain structures. Sixty male CD-1 mice were divided into 12 groups that underwent magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound at high (0.67 MPa), medium (0.5 MPa) and low (0.33 MPa) acoustic peak negative pressures and received QA at high (0.012 mmol), medium (0.006 mmol) and low (0.003 mmol) dosages. Neuronal loss occurred only when magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound with adequate acoustic power (0.67 or 0.5 MPa) was combined with QA. The animals subjected to the highest acoustic power had larger lesions than those treated with medium acoustic power, but two mice had evidence of bleeding. When the intermediate acoustic power was used, medium and high dosages of QA produced lesions larger than those produced by the low dosage.
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- Yanrong Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Department of Radiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Department of Medical Imaging, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Department of Neurology, Peking University of People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; The Acupuncture and Tuina School/Third Teaching Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Ultrasound, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Departments of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery and Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
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Steriade C, Martins W, Bulacio J, Morita-Sherman ME, Nair D, Gupta A, Bingaman W, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Najm I, Jehi L. Localization yield and seizure outcome in patients undergoing bilateral SEEG exploration. Epilepsia 2018; 60:107-120. [PMID: 30588603 DOI: 10.1111/epi.14624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the rates and predictors of resection and seizure freedom after bilateral stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) implantation. METHODS We reviewed 184 patients who underwent bilateral SEEG implantation (2009-2015). Noninvasive and invasive evaluation findings were collected. Outcomes of interest included subsequent resection and seizure freedom. Statistical analyses employed multivariable logistic regression and proportional hazard modeling. Preoperative and postoperative seizure frequency, severity, and quality of life scales were also compared. RESULTS Following bilateral SEEG implantation, 106 of 184 patients (58%) underwent resection. Single seizure type (P = 0.007), a family history of epilepsy (P = 0.003), 10 or more seizures per month (P = 0.004), lower number of electrodes (P = 0.02), or sentinel electrode placement (P = 0.04) was predictive of undergoing a resection, as were lack of nonlocalized (P < 0.0001) or bilateral (P < 0.0001) ictal-onset zones on SEEG. Twenty-six of 81 patients (32% with follow-up greater than 1 year) remained seizure-free. Predictors of seizure freedom were single seizure type (P = 0.01), short epilepsy duration (P = 0.008), use of 2 or fewer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) at the time of surgery (P = 0.0006), primary localization hypothesis involving the frontal lobe (P = 0.002), sentinel electrode placement only (P = 0.02), and lack of overlap between ictal-onset zone and eloquent cortex (P = 0.04), along with epilepsy substrate histopathology (P = 0.007). Complete resection of a suspected focal cortical dysplasia showed a trend to increased likelihood of seizure freedom (P = 0.09). The 44 of 55 patients (80%) who underwent resection and experienced seizure recurrence had >50% seizure reduction, as opposed to 26 of 45 patients (58%) who continued medical therapy alone (P = 0.003). Seventy-two percent of patients had a clinically meaningful quality of life improvement (>10% decrease in the Quality of Life in Epilepsy [QOLIE-10] score) at 1 year. SIGNIFICANCE A strong preimplantation hypothesis of a suspected unifocal epilepsy increases the odds of resection and seizure freedom. We discuss a tailored approach, taking into account localization hypothesis and suspected epilepsy etiology in guiding implantation and subsequent surgical strategy.
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- Claude Steriade
- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.,Porto Alegre Epilepsy Surgery Program, Neurology and Neurosurgery Services, Hospital São Lucas, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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Kobulashvili T, Kuchukhidze G, Brigo F, Zimmermann G, Höfler J, Leitinger M, Dobesberger J, Kalss G, Rohracher A, Neuray C, Wakonig A, Ernst F, Braun KPJ, Mouthaan BE, Van Eijsden P, Ryvlin P, Cross JH, Trinka E. Diagnostic and prognostic value of noninvasive long-term video-electroencephalographic monitoring in epilepsy surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis from the E-PILEPSY consortium. Epilepsia 2018; 59:2272-2283. [PMID: 30511441 DOI: 10.1111/epi.14598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The European Union-funded E-PILEPSY network (now continuing within the European Reference Network for rare and complex epilepsies [EpiCARE]) aims to harmonize and optimize presurgical diagnostic procedures by creating and implementing evidence-based guidelines across Europe. The present study evaluates the current evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of long-term video-electroencephalographic monitoring (LTM) in identifying the epileptogenic zone in epilepsy surgery candidates. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for relevant articles. First, we used random-effects meta-analytical models to calculate pooled estimates of sensitivity and specificity with respect to postsurgical seizure freedom. In a second phase, we analyzed individual patient data in an exploratory fashion, assessing diagnostic accuracy within lesional and nonlesional temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and extratemporal lobe epilepsy (ETLE) patients. We also evaluated seizure freedom rate in the presence of "localizing" or "nonlocalizing" LTM within each group. The quality of evidence was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool and the GRADE approach. RESULTS Ninety-four studies were eligible. Forty-four were included in sensitivity meta-analysis and 34 in specificity meta-analysis. Pooled sensitivity was 0.70 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.60-0.80) and specificity was 0.40 (95% CI = 0.27-0.54). Subgroup analysis was based on individual data of 534 patients (41% men). In lesional TLE patients, sensitivity was 0.85 (95% CI = 0.81-0.89) and specificity was -0.19 (95% CI = 0.13-0.28). In lesional ETLE patients, a sensitivity of 0.47 (95% CI = 0.36-0.58) and specificity of 0.35 (95% CI = 0.21-0.53) were observed. In lesional TLE, if LTM was localizing and concordant with resection site, the seizure freedom rate was 247 of 333 (74%), whereas in lesional ETLE it was 34 of 56 (61%). The quality of evidence was assigned as "very low." SIGNIFICANCE Long-term video-electroencephalographic monitoring is associated with moderate sensitivity and low specificity in identification of the epileptogenic zone. Sensitivity is remarkably higher in lesional TLE compared to lesional ETLE. Substantial heterogeneity across the studies indicates the need for improved design and quality of reporting.
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- Teia Kobulashvili
- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.,Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Merano, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Department of Mathematics, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.,Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Child Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Child Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Child Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, France.,European Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Association, Bron, France
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- University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg, Austria
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Ives-Deliperi V, Butler JT. Quality of life one year after epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy Behav 2017; 75:213-217. [PMID: 28867569 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of surgery for medically intractable epilepsy was to achieve seizure freedom and improve overall quality of life (QOL) in patients. This investigation looked at changes in QOL one year after epilepsy surgery and the relationship of changes to mood, language, and seizure outcomes. METHOD Depressive symptoms, QOL, and naming were measured in 25 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy before and one year after dominant temporal lobe resection. The Quality of Life in Epilepsy-89 (QOLIE-89), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and Boston Naming Test (BNT) were used, respectively, and seizure outcome was reported according to the Engel classifications. Minimum clinically important differences (MCID) and reliable change indices (RCI) were used to assess the proportion of patients who achieved meaningful improvement or worsening in the respective areas of functioning, and the relationship between outcomes was evaluated. Changes on the 17 individual items of the QOLIE-89 were also assessed. RESULTS Overall, there was a significant improvement in QOL, reduction in depressive symptoms, and decline in naming one year after surgery. Positive clinically important improvement in QOL was achieved in 76% of patients, meaningful reduction of depressive symptoms was achieved in 20%, and clinically important naming declines were observed in 48% of the cohort. Sixteen patients were seizure-free one year after surgery, but there was no significant correlation between changes in QOL and seizure outcome, depressive symptoms, or naming. CONCLUSION The results in the reported cohort of patients showed that surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy in the dominant hemisphere resulted in clinically meaningful improvement in overall QOL and declines in naming but no significant reduction of mood disturbance.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Tanti MJ, Marson AG, Jenkinson MD. Epilepsy and adverse quality of life in surgically resected meningioma. Acta Neurol Scand 2017; 136:246-253. [PMID: 27861722 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Meningiomas are common intracranial tumors, and despite surgery or therapy with anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), many patients suffer from seizures. Epilepsy has a significant impact on quality of life (QoL) in non-tumor populations, but the impact of epilepsy on QoL in patients with meningioma is unknown. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of epilepsy on QoL in patients that have undergone resection of a benign meningioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recruited meningioma patients without epilepsy (n=109), meningioma patients with epilepsy (n=56), and epilepsy patients without meningioma (n=64). QoL was measured with the Short Form 36 version 2 (SF-36), the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-BR), and the Liverpool Adverse Events Profile (LAEP). Regression analyses identified significant determinants of QoL. RESULTS Patients with meningioma and epilepsy had poorer QoL scores than meningioma patients without epilepsy in all measures. In FACT-BR, this difference was significant. Multiple regression analyses demonstrated that current AED use had a greater impact on QoL scores than recent seizures. Other variables associated with impaired QoL included depression, unemployment, and meningioma attributed symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Epilepsy has a negative impact on quality of life in patients with benign meningioma. AED use is correlated with impaired QoL and raised LAEP scores, suggesting that AEDs and adverse effects may have led to impaired QoL in our meningioma patients with epilepsy. The severity of epilepsy in our meningioma population was comparatively mild; therefore, a more conservative approach to AED therapy may be indicated in an attempt to minimize adverse effects.
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- M. J. Tanti
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; Fazakerley Liverpool UK
- School of Medicine; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
- Institute of Translational Medicine; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; Fazakerley Liverpool UK
- Institute of Translational Medicine; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; Fazakerley Liverpool UK
- Institute of Infection and Global Health; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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Pauli C, Schwarzbold ML, Diaz AP, de Oliveira Thais MER, Kondageski C, Linhares MN, Guarnieri R, de Lemos Zingano B, Ben J, Nunes JC, Markowitsch HJ, Wolf P, Wiebe S, Lin K, Walz R. Predictors of meaningful improvement in quality of life after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: A prospective study. Epilepsia 2017; 58:755-763. [PMID: 28332703 DOI: 10.1111/epi.13721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate prospectively the independent predictors of a minimum clinically important change (MCIC) in quality of life (QOL) after anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) for drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy related to hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) in Brazilian patients. METHODS Multiple binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the clinical, demographic, radiologic, and electrophysiologic variables independently associated with MCIC in the Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 Inventory (QOLIE-31) overall score 1 year after ATL in 77 consecutive patients with unilateral MTLE-HS. RESULTS The overall QOLIE-31 score and all its subscale scores increased significantly (p < 0.0001) 1 year after ATL. In the final logistic regression model, absence of presurgical diagnosis of depression (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 4.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1-16.1, p = 0.02) and a complete postoperative seizure control (adjusted OR 4.1, 95% CI 1.2-14.5, p = 0.03) were independently associated with improvement equal to or greater than the MCIC in QOL after ATL. The overall model accuracy for MCIC improvement in the QOL was 85.6%, with a 95.2% of sensitivity and 46.7% of specificity. SIGNIFICANCE These results in Brazilian patients reinforce the external validation of previous findings in Canadian patients showing that presurgical depression and complete seizure control after surgery are independent predictors for meaningful improvement in QOL after ATL, and have implications for the surgical management of MTLE patients.
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- Carla Pauli
- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC), Governador Celso Ramos Hospital (HGCR), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Psychiatric Division, Department of Internal Medicine, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC), Governador Celso Ramos Hospital (HGCR), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Psychiatric Division, Department of Internal Medicine, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC), Governador Celso Ramos Hospital (HGCR), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Department of Surgery, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC), Governador Celso Ramos Hospital (HGCR), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Department of Surgery, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC), Governador Celso Ramos Hospital (HGCR), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Psychiatric Division, Department of Internal Medicine, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC), Governador Celso Ramos Hospital (HGCR), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Laboratory of Neuropathology, Pathology Division, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital (HU), Federal University of Santa Catarina State (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, HU, UFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Tanriverdi M, Mutluay FK, Tarakçi D, Güler S, Iscan A. The impact of epilepsy on preschool children and their families. Epilepsy Behav 2016; 62:6-11. [PMID: 27428870 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study investigated the possible presence of sensory-motor developmental impairments in preschool children with epilepsy and explored epilepsy impact on their activities and quality of life and on the stress load of their family. Study participants were children aged 2-6years diagnosed with epilepsy without any other comorbidities (epi-only children). The instruments used for assessment included the Neurological, Sensory, Motor, Developmental Assessment (NSMDA) scale for sensory-motor development, the Impact of Childhood Neurologic Disability Scale (ICNDS), and the Impact of Pediatric Epilepsy Scale (IPES) for disease impact on disability and Quality of Life (QoL), as well as the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) for functional health status, and the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) for the family stress load. Required data were obtained from direct testing or observation of children's activities and mother-supplied answers to questions. Eighty-two children were investigated. The NSMDA scores were in the normal development range 6-8. Significant moderate impact of the disease on disability and QoL was estimated with the ICNDS and IPES instruments. The PODCI scores were similar to healthy population levels except for the happiness dimension which was better for children with epilepsy. PSS were significantly above normal. The functional health and QoL of the children as well as their family stress were found to be positively correlated with increasing age. It is found that epilepsy does not degrade neuromotor development and functional health status of preschool epi-only children, though it has a significant impact on their neurological disability and QoL and the stress level of their families; this impact seems to decrease with age.
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- Müberra Tanriverdi
- Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, P.K. Fatih 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Kavacik Mah. Ekinciler Cad. No.19 Beykoz, 34810 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, P.K. Fatih 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bezmialem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, P.K. Fatih 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bezmialem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, P.K. Fatih 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
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Zhang Y, Tan H, Bertram EH, Aubry JF, Lopes MB, Roy J, Dumont E, Xie M, Zuo Z, Klibanov AL, Lee KS, Wintermark M. Non-Invasive, Focal Disconnection of Brain Circuitry Using Magnetic Resonance-Guided Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound to Deliver a Neurotoxin. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2016; 42:2261-2269. [PMID: 27260243 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Disturbances in the function of neuronal circuitry contribute to most neurologic disorders. As knowledge of the brain's connectome continues to improve, a more refined understanding of the role of specific circuits in pathologic states will also evolve. Tools capable of manipulating identified circuits in a targeted and restricted manner will be essential not only to expand our understanding of the functional roles of such circuits, but also to therapeutically disconnect critical pathways contributing to neurologic disease. This study took advantage of the ability of low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) to transiently disrupt the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to deliver a neurotoxin with poor BBB permeability (quinolinic acid [QA]) in a guided manner to a target region in the brain parenchyma. Ten male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups receiving the following treatments: (i) magnetic resonance-guided FUS + microbubbles + saline (n = 5), or (ii) magnetic resonance-guided FUS + microbubbles + QA (n = 5). Systemic administration of QA was well tolerated. However, when QA and microbubbles were systemically administered in conjunction with magnetic resonance-guided FUS, the BBB was disrupted and primary neurons were destroyed in the targeted subregion of the hippocampus in all QA-treated animals. Administration of vehicle (saline) together with microbubbles and FUS also disrupted the BBB but did not produce neuronal injury. These findings indicate the feasibility of non-invasively destroying a targeted region of the brain parenchyma using low-intensity FUS together with systemic administration of microbubbles and a neurotoxin. This approach could be of therapeutic value in various disorders in which disturbances of neural circuitry contribute to neurologic disease.
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- Yanrong Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; ESPCI ParisTech, PSL Research University, Institut Langevin, Paris, France; CNRS, Institut Langevin, Paris, France; INSERM, Institut Langevin, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Departments of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, and Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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Rathore C, Alexander A, Sarma PS, Radhakrishnan K. Memory outcome following left anterior temporal lobectomy in patients with a failed Wada test. Epilepsy Behav 2015; 44:207-12. [PMID: 25768711 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to compare the memory outcome following left anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) between patients with a failed Wada test and patients who passed the Wada test. METHODS From 1996 to 2002, we performed the Wada test on all patients with unilateral left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) and concordant electroclinical data before ATL. We used a 12-item recognition paradigm for memory testing and awarded a score of +1 for each correct response and -0.5 for each incorrect response. No patient was denied surgery on the basis of Wada scores. We assessed cognitive and memory functions using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Memory Scale preoperatively and at one year after ATL. We compared the number of patients who showed decline in memory scores, as per the published reliable change indices, between the patients with a failed Wada test and the patients who passed the Wada test. RESULTS Out of the 116 eligible patients with left MTLE-HS, 88 underwent bilateral Wada test, while 28 underwent ipsilateral Wada test. None of them developed postoperative amnesia. Approximately, one-third of patients with a failed Wada memory test when the failure was defined as a contralateral score of <4, as an ipsilateral score of >8, and as an asymmetry score of <0. The patients with Wada memory failure had a longer pre-ATL duration of epilepsy (p<0.003). The memory and quality-of-life outcomes did not differ between the group with a failed Wada memory test and the group who passed the Wada memory test. The results remained the same when analyses were repeated at various other cutoff points. CONCLUSION The patients with left MTLE-HS with concordant electroclinical, MRI, and neuropsychological data should not be denied ATL solely on the basis of Wada memory test results.
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- Chaturbhuj Rathore
- R. Madhavan Nayar Center for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Center for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Center for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Center for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
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Fiest KM, Sajobi TT, Wiebe S. Epilepsy surgery and meaningful improvements in quality of life: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Epilepsia 2014; 55:886-92. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.12625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kirsten M. Fiest
- Department of Community Health Sciences and Institute for Public Health; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and Institute for Public Health; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
- Clinical Research Unit; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and Institute for Public Health; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
- Clinical Research Unit; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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Cramer JA, de la Loge C, Brabant Y, Borghs S. Determining minimally important change thresholds for the Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ). Epilepsy Behav 2014; 31:286-90. [PMID: 24139086 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ) was developed to evaluate changes in seizure severity and bothersomeness. Determination of a threshold value reflecting meaningful patient benefit on the SSQ would improve clinical interpretation of scale results. The objective of this analysis was to define a minimally important change (MIC) threshold for the SSQ, using data from patients with treatment-resistant partial-onset seizures from two clinical trials (N=776). Minimally important change thresholds were calculated using standard anchor-based methods, with the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) score as the anchor with the categories of 'much improved,' 'minimally improved,' 'much worsened,' and 'minimally worsened' combined. The calculated MIC thresholds (range: 0.34 to 0.50) suggest that a 0.48-point change in the SSQ total score reflects a clinically meaningful change in seizure severity from the patients' perspective.
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- Business and Decision Life Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
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Nixon A, Kerr C, Breheny K, Wild D. Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) assessment in epilepsy: a review of epilepsy-specific PROs according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory requirements. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013; 11:38. [PMID: 23497117 PMCID: PMC3606363 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Despite collection of patient reported outcome (PRO) data in clinical trials of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), PRO results are not being routinely reported on European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) product labels. This review aimed to evaluate epilepsy-specific PRO instruments against FDA regulatory standards for supporting label claims. Structured literature searches were conducted in Embase and Medline databases to identify epilepsy-specific PRO instruments. Only instruments that could potentially be impacted by pharmacological treatment, were completed by adults and had evidence of some validation work were selected for review. A total of 26 PROs were reviewed based on criteria developed from the FDA regulatory standards. The ability to meet these criteria was classified as either full, partial or no evidence, whereby partial reflected some evidence but not enough to comprehensively address the FDA regulatory standards. Most instruments provided partial evidence of content validity. Input from clinicians and literature was common although few involved patients in both item generation and cognitive debriefing. Construct validity was predominantly compromised by no evidence of a-priori hypotheses of expected relationships. Evidence for test-retest reliability and internal consistency was available for most PROs although few included complete results regarding all subscales and some failed to reach recommended thresholds. The ability to detect change and interpretation of change were not investigated in most instruments and no PROs had published evidence of a conceptual framework. The study concludes that none of the 26 have the full evidence required by the FDA to support a label claim, and all require further research to support their use as an endpoint. The Subjective Handicap of Epilepsy (SHE) and the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) have the fewest gaps that would need to be addressed through additional research prior to any FDA regulatory submission, although the NDDI-E was designed as a screening tool and is therefore unlikely to be suitable as an instrument for capturing change in a clinical trial and the SHE lacks the conceptual focus on signs and symptoms favoured by the FDA.
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- Annabel Nixon
- Oxford Outcomes, an ICON Plc. Company, Seacourt Tower, West Way, Oxford, OX2 0JJ, UK
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- Oxford Outcomes, an ICON Plc. Company, Seacourt Tower, West Way, Oxford, OX2 0JJ, UK
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- Oxford Outcomes, an ICON Plc. Company, Seacourt Tower, West Way, Oxford, OX2 0JJ, UK
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- Oxford Outcomes, an ICON Plc. Company, Seacourt Tower, West Way, Oxford, OX2 0JJ, UK
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Mahrer-Imhof R, Jaggi S, Bonomo A, Hediger H, Eggenschwiler P, Krämer G, Oberholzer E. Quality of life in adult patients with epilepsy and their family members. Seizure 2012; 22:128-35. [PMID: 23273809 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2012] [Revised: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Epilepsy is not only a neurological disorder but may also have negative psychosocial consequences on people with epilepsy (PWE) and their relatives. Epilepsy has a major impact on quality of life (QoL) in PWE and family members. However, less is known about the impact of family support and family functioning on quality of life for PWE and family members and their interaction. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate factors that influence QoL in hospitalized adult patients with epilepsy and their relatives. METHOD An explorative cross-sectional study has been conducted in a tertiary clinic in Switzerland. Hospitalized adult patients with epilepsy and their relatives were enrolled in the study. Subjective QoL as well as family support and family functioning were measured with patients and family members. Patients and their relatives assessed the patients' support need and their satisfaction with the care provided. In addition, patients were administered a disease-related HRQoL measure (QoLIED-36, Version 2). Backward stepwise multivariate linear regression analysis was used to explain variances in patients and relatives' subjective QoL. RESULTS One hundred and four dyads of patient and family member participated. Subjective QoL in patients and family members differed significantly, as did satisfaction with care delivery. In both groups family support contributed significantly to QoL. In the models 40% of the variance in QoL in patients and relatives could be explained. While the quality of life of the family members was affected by the patients' knowledge about the disease and the reason for their current hospitalization, patient QoL scores had no influence on the QoL of family members. The patients' QoL, however, depended significantly on the QoL of the family members. CONCLUSION Interventions should address both PWE and family members and focus on the self-care improvement of PWE and the well-being and coping of family members. A patient-centred approach needs to include both the PWE and the relatives and address family support in order to alleviate stress in the patients and relatives alike.
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- Romy Mahrer-Imhof
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Winterthur, Switzerland.
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Defining minimally important change in QOLIE-31 scores: estimates from three placebo-controlled lacosamide trials in patients with partial-onset seizures. Epilepsy Behav 2012; 23:230-4. [PMID: 22341962 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/25/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The Quality of Life Inventory in Epilepsy (QOLIE-31) is a valuable tool to assess the impact of antiepileptic drugs on patients' lives, but interpretation of mean score changes can be challenging. Minimally important change (MIC) thresholds can be used to describe the proportion of clinically improved or worsened patients. Pooled data from Phase II/III trials of adjunctive lacosamide in patients with treatment-resistant partial-onset seizures were used to estimate MIC thresholds for the QOLIE-31 total score and subscales. Using multiple distribution- and anchor-based estimation methods, the optimal MIC value for the total score in this population of patients with treatment-resistant seizures was 5 points, which is lower than those previously reported in the literature for mixed populations. MIC estimates varied substantially across QOLIE-31 subscales. Taken together, these results demonstrate that intrinsic characteristics of a patient population impact what should be considered as MIC, a key consideration in the clinical interpretation of QOLIE-31 change scores.
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Jehi L, Tesar G, Obuchowski N, Novak E, Najm I. Quality of life in 1931 adult patients with epilepsy: seizures do not tell the whole story. Epilepsy Behav 2011; 22:723-7. [PMID: 22019018 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2011] [Revised: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/27/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the work described here was to characterize quality of life (QOL) and its determinants in a large cohort of adult patients with epilepsy. METHODS Validated measures reflecting disease severity and psychosocial functioning were electronically collected on all outpatients seen during 2009. Multivariate regression adjusting for repeated measures identified determinants of QOL, as defined by the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Questionnaire-10 (QOLIE-10). RESULTS Seven thousand seven hundred eighty-four visits from patients with epilepsy were identified. The questionnaire completion rate was 77%, yielding 5960 records corresponding to 1931 individual patients for analysis. Following multivariate modeling, the two most clinically significant QOL predictors were seizure severity (mean QOLIE-10 score=28.8 if LSSS>40 vs 19.2 otherwise) and depression (mean QOLIE-10 score=31.7 if PHQ-9≥10 vs 19.3 otherwise). CONCLUSIONS Optimizing quality of life in patients with epilepsy requires an approach that extends beyond controlling seizures. Collection of validated health status measures improving patient management is possible within the setting of routine clinical care.
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- Lara Jehi
- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44124, USA.
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Seiam AHR, Dhaliwal H, Wiebe S. Determinants of quality of life after epilepsy surgery: systematic review and evidence summary. Epilepsy Behav 2011; 21:441-5. [PMID: 21697015 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2011] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We systematically reviewed evidence-based determinants of health-related quality of life (QOL) in adults undergoing epilepsy surgery and assessed the effect of study methods. Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane library (1950-2008) were searched systematically. Two authors independently performed every step of the review. We obtained the proportion of studies reporting statistically significant positive or negative impact on QOL. Of 39 eligible studies, 32 assessed the impact of surgery on QOL and 29 (90.6%) found a significant positive effect. The most prevalent preoperative determinant was psychological function. Seizure freedom was the most prevalent postoperative determinant (80% of studies), followed by antiepileptic drug adverse events, employment status, and psychological function. Psychosocial (95%), physical (91%), and overall QOL (90%) domains improved most frequently, whereas role limitation (63%) and cognition (78%) improved least frequently. Methods, choice of instrument, and time of measurement influenced QOL outcomes and should be carefully chosen in future studies.
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- Abdel-Hamid R Seiam
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Chen HF, Tsai YF, Shih MS, Chen JC. Validation of the Chinese version of the Liverpool Adverse Events Profile in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2011; 94:45-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2010] [Revised: 12/23/2010] [Accepted: 01/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Saetre E, Abdelnoor M, Perucca E, Taubøll E, Isojärvi J, Gjerstad L. Antiepileptic drugs and quality of life in the elderly: results from a randomized double-blind trial of carbamazepine and lamotrigine in patients with onset of epilepsy in old age. Epilepsy Behav 2010; 17:395-401. [PMID: 20149756 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 12/28/2009] [Accepted: 12/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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During an international double-blind trial evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of lamotrigine and carbamazepine in patients aged >or=65 with newly diagnosed epilepsy, the comparative effects of the drugs on health-related quality of life were investigated based on screening and 12-, 28-, and 40-week data, using the modified Side Effect and Life Satisfaction (SEALS) Inventory and the Liverpool Adverse Event Profile. Of 167 patients, 29 discontinued before first follow-up, and data were incomplete for 13. In 125 eligible subjects (62 taking carbamazepine, 63 taking lamotrigine), comparable baseline data did not change significantly during medication, within or across treatments. A borderline difference in the SEALS Dysphoria subscores favored lamotrigine. No difference between completers and noncompleters was identified. Twelve-week data for noncompleters were comparable across treatments. Changes in the inventories up to 40 weeks correlated moderately. Neither lamotrigine nor carbamazepine seems likely to cause significant changes in health-related quality of life measures after 40 weeks at therapeutic doses.
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- Erik Saetre
- Department of Neuro Habilitation, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, 0407 Oslo, Norway.
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Sherman EMS, Connolly MB, Slick DJ, Eyrl KL, Steinbok P, Farrell K. Quality of life and seizure outcome after vagus nerve stimulation in children with intractable epilepsy. J Child Neurol 2008; 23:991-8. [PMID: 18474931 DOI: 10.1177/0883073808315417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study examined the effect of vagus nerve stimulation on quality of life in children with epilepsy using a validated quality-of-life scale and an empirical technique that accounts for measurement error in assessing individual change (the reliable change index). Participants were 34 children with severe intractable epilepsy who underwent vagus nerve stimulation and 19 children with intractable epilepsy who received medical management. Parent-completed epilepsy-specific and global ratings at baseline and after 1 year indicated that most children had no changes in quality of life following vagus nerve stimulation (52%-77%), similar to the comparison group. There was a trend for decreases to be less common in the vagus nerve stimulation group (14% vs 37%, P < .07), but there was no relation between improved quality of life and seizure control. The results raise questions about the mechanisms that underlie changes in quality of life after vagus nerve stimulation in this group of children.
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- Elisabeth M S Sherman
- Neurosciences Program, Alberta Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Zhao Y, Zhang Q, Tsering T, Sangwan, Hu X, Liu L, Shang H, Chen Q, Liu Y, Yang X, Wang W, Li S, Wu J, Sander JW, Zhou D. Prevalence of convulsive epilepsy and health-related quality of life of the population with convulsive epilepsy in rural areas of Tibet Autonomous Region in China: an initial survey. Epilepsy Behav 2008; 12:373-81. [PMID: 18180204 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2007] [Revised: 10/13/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence rate of convulsive epilepsy and the treatment gap in some rural areas of Tibet Autonomous Region in China, to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of patients with epilepsy and identify factors contributing to their QOL. METHODS A door-to-door epidemiological survey using randomized cluster sampling was conducted in a rural population in Tibet. A screening questionnaire for convulsive epilepsy was used. Clinical and sociodemographic data were collected from patients confirmed as having convulsive epilepsy. QOL was measured with the Quality of Life in Epilepsy inventory (QOLIE-31). Factors associated with QOLIE-31 total and subcomponent scores were analyzed by multiple regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 14,822 people were screened. Of these, 37 were confirmed to have convulsive epilepsy, which was active in 35. Lifetime prevalence was estimated to be 2.5 per 1000 in this population. Nearly 60% of patients received traditional Tibetan treatment; 97% of the patients with active epilepsy did not receive reasonable antiepileptic therapy in the week before the survey (treatment gap). The mean QOLIE-31 total score was 42.2 (SD 17.6), with the lowest subcomponent score 22.6 (SD 20.3) for Seizure Worry and the highest 85.8 (SD 18.6) for Medication Effects. High seizure frequency, low economic status, advanced age, late seizure onset, and high education level significantly correlated with low QOLIE-31 total and/or subcomponent scores. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence rate for epilepsy was relatively lower than reported for other rural regions; however, the large treatment gap and poor QOL indicated the pressing needs for medical, financial, and social support in this population.
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- Yuhua Zhao
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Testa SM, Schefft BK, Szaflarski JP, Yeh HS, Privitera MD. Mood, Personality, and Health-related Quality of Life in Epileptic and Psychogenic Seizure Disorders. Epilepsia 2007; 48:973-82. [PMID: 17284298 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00965.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) rate their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) more poorly than those with epileptic seizures (ES). This has been explained in part by mood state. We sought to investigate whether HRQOL differences between diagnostic groups (PNES vs. ES) can be explained by additional, perhaps chronic, aspects of mood and personality. An understanding of these relationships may inform treatment designed to improve HRQOL in ES or PNES. METHODS One-hundred fourteen individuals (69 ES and 45 PNES) completed the quality of life in Epilepsy-89. The profile of mood states (POMS) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) were employed to measure current and chronic mood symptoms, respectively. Multiple regression analyses determined the contribution of chronic mood symptoms to HRQOL beyond the variance accounted for by current mood state and seizure diagnosis. RESULTS Similar to previous reports, individuals with PNES reported poorer HRQOL than those with ES. Current mood state was strongly related to HRQOL and appeared to moderate the relationship between seizure diagnosis and HRQOL. However, when more chronic psychological symptoms, such as somatization and emotional distress, were included in a model, the moderating role of mood state was not significant. CONCLUSION Analyzed independently, mood state is related to HRQOL, but when chronic indicators of psychological symptoms are included in a model mood is related to HRQOL, but, the moderating effect of mood is no longer significant. Treatments designed to improve HRQOL among individuals with intractable seizures should also address chronic psychological distress and symptoms associated with high levels of somatization.
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- S Marc Testa
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Allain H, Schück S, Nachit-Ouinekh F, Plouin P, Brunon AM, Boulliat J, Mercier F, Slama A, Baulac M, El Hasnaoui A. Improvement in quality of life after initiation of lamotrigine therapy in patients with epilepsy in a naturalistic treatment setting. Seizure 2007; 16:173-84. [PMID: 17208465 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2006] [Revised: 08/22/2006] [Accepted: 11/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Quality of life is impaired in patients with epilepsy and can be improved by effective therapy. Randomised clinical trials have shown that lamotrigine treatment is associated with improved quality of life. However, little information is available on quality of life or treatment effects in patients with epilepsy in the general population. The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of lamotrigine on quality of life in a naturalistic treatment setting. The study included adult patients with epilepsy in whom lamotrigine therapy was initiated. Each subject completed the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE)-31 quality of life questionnaire at inclusion and at a follow-up visit in the next 4 months. Demographic information and medical history were provided by the investigator. These were evaluated as potential determinants of change in quality of life using logistic regression. Three hundred and forty-one patients were evaluated, 192 starting lamotrigine in combination with another drug, 90 as a first-line monotherapy, 45 as a switch from another drug and 14 as a reduction to monotherapy from a previous combination. Baseline scores on the QOLIE-31 ranged from 53.8 in the combination group to 69.5 in the first-line group. 34.6% of patients were considered to be responders, with no significant differences between treatment regimen. Most improvement was seen for the energy-fatigue and medication effects subscales and, for the first-line group, seizure worry. Seizure type was the only determinant of improvement of quality of life identified. In conclusion, lamotrigine treatment is associated with improved quality of life, regardless of treatment regimen.
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Panelli RJ, Kilpatrick C, Moore SM, Matkovic Z, D'Souza WJ, O'Brien TJ. The Liverpool Adverse Events Profile: relation to AED use and mood. Epilepsia 2007; 48:456-63. [PMID: 17284301 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00956.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE The Liverpool Adverse Events Profile (LAEP) is used as a systematic measure of adverse effects from antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). This study evaluated LAEP in newly diagnosed seizure patients, and examined the relation between LAEP, anxiety, and depression. METHODS Seizure patients seen in the two First Seizure Clinics were categorized into group A (AEDs commenced after assessment), group B (AEDs commenced before assessment), and group C (no AEDs). LAEP and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were completed at baseline (n=164) and 3 months (n=103). Each LAEP symptom was assessed for baseline frequency, 3-month frequency, and frequency change over a 3-month period. Global scores for LAEP and HADS were analysed at baseline and 3 months. RESULTS Symptom-reporting patterns were similar between groups. However, increased frequency over a 3-month period occurred for 12 symptoms in group A, 10 in group B, and one in group C. Global LAEP and HADS showed no significant group differences at baseline or changes over a 3-month period. Multiple regression revealed that HADS scores predicted LAEP global scores better than did AED status. Multivariate analyses of variance demonstrated that increased reporting of 16 of 19 LAEP symptoms was significantly related to higher anxiety and depression rates. CONCLUSIONS In a First Seizure Clinic, LAEP detects changes in specific symptom frequencies when used as a repeated, symptom-by-symptom measure. Increased symptom frequency is associated with diagnostic category/AED treatment, anxiety, and depression. Global LAEP scores do not illustrate differences in symptom reporting between patients.
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- Rosemary June Panelli
- Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Camberwell, Australia.
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Improved quality of life in patients with partial seizures after conversion to oxcarbazepine monotherapy. Epilepsy Behav 2006; 9:457-63. [PMID: 16934534 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2006] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 04/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Quality of life (QOL) was assessed in patients who switched to oxcarbazepine monotherapy because of the lack of efficacy or poor tolerability of their current antiepileptic drug (AED). METHOD This open-label, single-arm study consisted of patients aged 12 >or= years with partial onset seizures. Oxcarbazepine (8-10mg/kg/day for children, 600 mg/day for adults) was titrated up over 4 weeks while the existing AED was tapered off. QOL was evaluated at baseline and end of study (Week 16) using the validated-in-epilepsy QOLIE-31 questionnaire. RESULTS For all patients who completed the QOLIE-31 at baseline and completion, a statistically significant improvement was noted for both the composite and multi-item subscale QOL scores (P<0.05 vs baseline). Statistically significant mean percentage improvements of >or=10% from baseline (range=10.8-50.1%) were also noted. Significant improvements were seen in health-related QOL for patients who experienced seizure freedom or >or=50% reductions in seizure frequency with oxcarbazepine monotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Patients with partial seizures who switched to oxcarbazepine monotherapy showed statistically significant, clinically relevant improvements in QOL.
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Martin R, Griffith HR, Sawrie S, Knowlton R, Faught E. Determining empirically based self-reported cognitive change: development of reliable change indices and standardized regression-based change norms for the multiple abilities self-report questionnaire in an epilepsy sample. Epilepsy Behav 2006; 8:239-45. [PMID: 16368275 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2005] [Accepted: 10/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Reliable change indices (RCIs) and standardized regression-based (SRB) change score norms were calculated for a measure of self-reported cognitive function, the Multiple Abilities Self-Report Questionnaire (MASQ), in patients with complex partial seizures. Establishment of such standardized change scores could be useful in determining the magnitude and direction of self-appraised cognitive change after epilepsy surgery or other treatment interventions. The primary study objective was to calculate RCI and SRB values for the MASQ. A secondary objective was to report SRB change scores in patients who had undergone anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) and to assess relationships between self-reported cognitive change, seizure outcome, objective memory test performance, and mood. METHODS The MASQ was administered to 36 patients with complex partial seizures on two occasions (mean test-retest interval, 6 months). This group did not have major psychopathology and were on stable antiepileptic drugs. RCI and SRB change scores were calculated. Adjustments for baseline ratings, age, education, gender, age at seizure onset, and seizure duration were made with the SRB method. A confidence interval cutoff score (90% level) was calculated for the five MASQ cognitive domains (Language, Visual Perception, Verbal Memory, Visual-Spatial Memory, Attention/Concentration). MASQ SRB scores were computed for a second sample of 50 patients who had undergone ATL. RESULTS Test-retest reliabilities for the MASQ domains ranged from a low of 0.63 (Attention/Concentration) to a high of 0.87 (total score). Baseline MASQ score was the single largest contributor to the regression equations. Left and right ATL groups demonstrated similar magnitudes of self-reported cognitive change across all five MASQ domains. Individual base rate change distributions were similar across four of the five domains. with a higher proportion of right ATL patients reporting worsening attention function. Both postoperative mood and SRB-based verbal memory outcome were significantly correlated to self-reported cognitive change in the patients who had undergone ATL. CONCLUSIONS SRB methodology provides a standardized technique with which to establish patient perception of cognitive change and may be of use when examining change across individual- and group-level ratings of cognitive functioning in clinical and research settings. These techniques also provide a common metric for direct comparison between subjective self-report ratings of cognitive function and objective cognitive test instruments.
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- Roy Martin
- Department of Neurology and UAB Epilepsy Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Cramer JA, Hammer AE, Kustra RP. Quality of life improvement with conversion to lamotrigine monotherapy. Epilepsy Behav 2004; 5:224-30. [PMID: 15123024 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2003] [Revised: 10/03/2003] [Accepted: 11/21/2003] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This report describes the effect on patient-reported quality of life (QOL) after reduction from two drugs to monotherapy with lamotrigine. Patients taking lamotrigine (LTG) with an enzyme-inducing drug were converted to LTG monotherapy for a 12-week follow-up. Changes in QOLIE-31 between baseline and follow-up were compared with physicians' global change ratings and patient-reported health status. Total QOLIE-31 scores increased 10.7 points for patients rated by physicians as having mild improvement, and 17 points for those reported as having moderate to marked improvement. Subscale scores also increased by minimum important change (MIC) amounts (> or = 11.76), with the largest change in Cognition, Energy, Medication Effects, and Seizure Worry subscales. The data also support > or = 11 MIC as a clinically important change in total score for the QOLIE-31. Exploratory analyses also provide information about MIC for individual subscales (8-18 for physician rated global change, 10-26 for patient-rated global health status change). This study demonstrates the value of reduction to monotherapy from the patients' and physicians' perspectives.
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- Joyce A Cramer
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 950 Campbell Avenue (G7E), West Haven, CT 06516-2770, USA.
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Cramer JA, Blum D, Reed M, Fanning K. The influence of comorbid depression on quality of life for people with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2003; 4:515-21. [PMID: 14527494 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The impact of depression on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for people with epilepsy was evaluated using a postal survey that assessed HRQOL, depression, and seizure severity (N=501). QOLIE-89 scores were significantly reduced by comorbid depression (all P<0.0001) for all types of seizures. People with predominantly major, partial, and minor seizures had significantly poorer HRQOL if they had mild-moderate or major depression (all P<0.0001). People with any type of recent seizure had significantly poorer HRQOL in all domains than people who were seizure-free for 3 months. Differences between groups by depression category were clinically significant (>12 points). Depression (r=-0.72), seizure bothersomeness (r=-0.54), seizure severity (r=-0.37), and days disabled with seizures (r=-0.65) were significantly correlated with poorer HRQOL in all domains than found for nondepressed patients (all subscales P<0.0001). Clinical depression is significantly associated with poorer HRQOL among people with all types of seizures.
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- Joyce A Cramer
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 950 Campbell Avenue (G7E), New Haven, CT 06516-2770, USA.
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Cramer JA, Van Hammée G. Maintenance of improvement in health-related quality of life during long-term treatment with levetiracetam. Epilepsy Behav 2003; 4:118-23. [PMID: 12697135 DOI: 10.1016/s1525-5050(03)00004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients taking levetiracetam (LEV) was evaluated in long-term follow-up. Short-term assessments compared LEV and placebo add-on therapy in an 18-week clinical trial, with long-term follow-up for a mean of 4.1 years. The QOLIE-31 was expanded to assess distress associated with each domain, change, and priority of importance of each domain. Significant improvements were observed at short-term in patients starting with LEV (N=66), whereas patients initially randomized to placebo (N=35) were unchanged. Improvement observed in LEV starters remained stable long-term. Placebo starters reached the same level of improvement in HRQOL at long-term. Correlations between the QOLIE-31-P distress items and domain items indicated that distress was significantly lower when HRQOL was better (P<0.0001, all domains). At long-term, highest-priority QOLIE-31-P domains were Social Functioning, Cognitive Function, and Overall QOL. Thus, gains in HRQOL were maintained during long-term LEV treatment, whether LEV was initiated early or late. Patient distress and importance of domains are useful data in determining how treatments impact on HRQOL.
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- Joyce A Cramer
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 950 Campbell Avenue (Room 7-127), West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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Kim S, Hays RD, Birbeck GL, Vickrey BG. Responsiveness of the quality of life in epilepsy inventory (QOLIE-89) in an antiepileptic drug trial. Qual Life Res 2003; 12:147-55. [PMID: 12639061 DOI: 10.1023/a:1022209105926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This study examined relationships among responsiveness indices for health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures administered to adults with epilepsy enrolled in an antiepileptic drug trial. The Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE)-89 was completed at baseline and at a 28-week follow-up. Six responsiveness indices (effect size (ES), standardized response mean (SRM), responsiveness statistic, paired t-test, area under receiver operating characteristic curve or ROC, F-statistic) were calculated for each of the 16 QOLIE-89 scales, using two different external criteria for clinically significant change: (1) attainment of freedom from seizures with altered awareness, and (2) a two-category improvement between baseline and follow-up in a self-rating of the subject's overall condition. Spearman correlations among the six responsiveness indices for the 16 QOLIE-89 scales tended to be moderate to large (Spearman's p = 0.53-1.00; p's < 0.05 for 29 out of the 30 correlations). Rankings of the 16 scales across the two external criteria for change were similar for the responsiveness statistic (Spearman's p = 0.62; p < 0.05), but dissimilar for the other responsiveness indices (all p > 0.05). Both ES and SRM were well predicted by the other indices, except for ROC, using regression modeling. In conclusion, results using different responsiveness indices are comparable for a given external criterion. However, only the responsiveness statistic yielded robust results across two different external criteria. Responsiveness of this HRQOL measure can be reported in terms of previously established benchmarks for ESs, which can be predicted from other indices.
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- Sehyun Kim
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medician, Pochon CHA University, Korea
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Reed RC, Giordano S. Comparison of lamotrigine and valproate with respect to quality of life. Epilepsy Behav 2003; 4:88-9; reply 89-90. [PMID: 12609233 DOI: 10.1016/s1525-5050(02)00689-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Szaflarski JP, Hughes C, Szaflarski M, Ficker DM, Cahill WT, Li M, Privitera MD. Quality of life in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsia 2003; 44:236-42. [PMID: 12558580 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.35302.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) are events that alter or seem to alter the neurologic function and, in their appearance, resemble epileptic seizures (ESs). In patients with ESs the psychological and medical aspects of epilepsy greatly influence the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The relation between these factors and PNESs is not well established. In this study, we compared HRQOL in patients with PNESs with that of patients with ESs. METHODS We evaluated 105 patients admitted to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit of University Hospital between January 20, 2001, and January 20, 2002. Only patients with the definite diagnosis of ESs or PNESs were analyzed (n = 85). Patients completed an epilepsy-specific quality-of-life instrument (QOLIE-89), the Profile of Mood States (POMS), and Adverse Events Profile (AEP). We used t tests and regression analyses to contrast HRQOL in PNESs and ESs and to elucidate the main factors associated with HRQOL in patients with PNESs. RESULTS In our sample, 45 patients had PNESs, and 40 had ESs. The overall HRQOL and scores on 13 of 19 QOLIE-89 subscales were significantly lower (i.e., worse) in PNES than in ES patients. AEP and scores on five of six POMS subscales also were worse in PNES patients than in ES patients. PNES versus ES diagnosis, POMS depression/dejection, and AEP were significant predictors of HRQOL, jointly explaining 65% variation in HRQOL. The lower HRQOL in PNESs versus ESs was in part explained by depression and AEP. CONCLUSIONS Patients with PNESs have a lower HRQOL and worse mood problems than do patients with ESs. This disadvantage is primarily due to depression and medication side effects, although these factors influence QOL in much the same way in PNES and ES patients. These baseline HRQOL data on patients with PNESs can be used to evaluate the effects of treatment in this patient population.
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- Jerzy P Szaflarski
- Department of Neurology and Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
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The presurgical evaluation should result in a clear understanding of whether surgery can be undertaken and its associated risks and potential for benefit. The results of surgery are best when there is congruence in the seizure semiology, the irritative zone on interictal EEG, and the ictal onset zone with the epileptogenic lesion as defined on MRI and PET, and when there is a clear understanding of the ictal onset zone's relationship to eloquent cortex as defined by neuropsychologic evaluation, the intracarotid amobarbital test, and cortical functional mapping.
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- Raj D Sheth
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, H6/574 CSC, Madison, WI 53792-5132, USA.
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Wiebe S, Matijevic S, Eliasziw M, Derry PA. Clinically important change in quality of life in epilepsy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2002; 73:116-20. [PMID: 12122166 PMCID: PMC1737966 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.2.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is increasingly recognised as an important outcome in epilepsy. However, interpretation of HRQOL data is difficult because there is no agreement on what constitutes a clinically important change in the scores of the various instruments. OBJECTIVES To determine the minimum clinically important change, and small, medium, and large changes, in broadly used epilepsy specific and generic HRQOL instruments. METHODS Patients with difficult to control focal epilepsy (n = 136) completed the QOLIE-89, QOLIE-31, SF-36, and HUI-III questionnaires twice, six months apart. Patient centred estimates of minimum important change, and of small, medium, and large change, were assessed on self administered 15 point global rating scales. Using regression analysis, the change in each HRQOL instrument that corresponded to the various categories of change determined by patients was obtained. The results were validated in a subgroup of patients tested at baseline and at nine months. RESULTS The minimum important change was 10.1 for QOLIE-89, 11.8 for QOLIE-31, 4.6 for SF-36 MCS, 3.0 for SF-36 physical composite score, and 0.15 for HUI-III. All instruments differentiated between no change and minimum important change with precision, and QOLIE-89 and QOLIE-31 also distinguished accurately between minimum important change and medium or large change. Baseline HRQOL scores and the type of treatment (surgical or medical) had no impact on any of the estimates, and the results were replicated in the validation sample. CONCLUSIONS These estimates of minimum important change, and small, medium, and large changes, in four HRQOL instruments in patients with epilepsy are robust and can distinguish accurately among different levels of change. The estimates allow for categorisation of patients into various levels of change in HRQOL, and will be of use in assessing the effect of interventions in individual patients.
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- S Wiebe
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
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Cramer JA. Exploration of Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life after 3 Months of Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Epilepsy Behav 2001; 2:460-465. [PMID: 12609284 DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Purpose. The goal of this work was to explore changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and reductions in seizure frequency among patients initiating vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for medication-refractory epilepsy.Methods. Patients receiving VNS completed the Quality of Life in Epilepsy-10 (QOLIE-10) at baseline and after 3 months of stimulation. Patients were categorized as responders (>/=50% seizure reduction) and nonresponders (<50% seizure reduction). Data were analyzed for change from baseline to 3 months within each group and between groups.Results. Both groups reported improvements in almost all aspects of HRQOL. Statistically significant improvements were reported by responders in energy, memory, social aspects, mental effects, and fear of seizures; and by nonresponders in downheartedness and overall QOL. Responders improved significantly more than nonresponders in energy.Conclusions. These exploratory analyses showed little difference in HRQOL between responders and nonresponders, with both reporting improvements after 3 months of VNS. Follow-up may determine whether improvements are sustained or attributable to placebo effect.
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Cramer J, Ryan J, Chang J, Sommerville K. The short-term impact of adjunctive tiagabine on health-related quality of life. Epilepsia 2001; 42 Suppl 3:70-5. [PMID: 11520329 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.01018.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Combinations of tiagabine (TGB), carbamazepine (CBZ), and phenytoin (PHT) were compared for their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and adverse effects related to treatment efficacy for people with frequent complex partial seizures. Two independent, randomized, double-blind clinical trials for efficacy and safety were conducted simultaneously with treatment groups: CBZ+PHT versus CBZ+TGB, and PHT+CBZ versus PHT+TGB. Treatment was initiated at week 0 and continued through week 16. HRQOL was evaluated with the QOLIE-89. Treatment success was defined as > or =50% reduction in complex partial seizures. Among patients who achieved a > or =50% reduction in seizures, addition of TGB to baseline PHT enhanced patient perceptions of attention/concentration (13%; p = 0.002), memory (17%; p = 0.042), and language subscales (22%; p = 0.004). Addition of CBZ to PHT led to positive change in the work/driving/social relations subscale (14%; p = 0.004). These improvements were significantly different only between visits, not between the two treatment groups. Seizure worry subscale scores showed improvement among all treatment groups and was probably related to participation in the clinical trial. These exploratory analyses suggest a possible early positive effect of TGB on patient-perceived cognitive domains using the QOLIE-89. These findings are limited by the small sample size and could be related to reduction in seizures.
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- J Cramer
- Yale University School of Medicine, 950 Campbell Ave., West Haven, Connecticut 06516-2770, USA.
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