Transition of patients with childhood onset epilepsy: Perspectives from pediatric and adult neurologists.

Transition of patients with childhood onset epilepsy: Perspectives from pediatric and adult neurologists. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Feb 03;104(Pt A):106889 Authors: Nabbout R, Teng T, Chemaly N, Breuillard D, Kuchenbuch M Abstract Transition from pediatric to adult care systems is a major challenge in the management of adolescents with epilepsy. The comparison of pediatric and adult physicians' points of view on this issue is scarcely described. The aim of this study was to understand pediatric and adult neurologists' experience and opinions on transition in epilepsy in France. We investigate the age at which they usually transfer patients, their opinion on the factors that positively or negatively impact transition, on the help provided during this transition period, and their propositions to improve this process. We prepared a targeted questionnaire with two versions, one adapted for neurologists and the other for child neurologists. The questionnaires were diffused through the Reference Centre for Rare Epilepsies, the French Chapter of the League Against Epilepsy, the French Association for Office-based Neurologists, and the French Pediatric Neurology Society. A total of sixty-eight physicians involved mostly in epilepsy care answered this questionnaire: 39 child neurologists and 29 neurologists. Questionnaires were filled at 96.8%. Twenty-six child neurologists followed patients aged over 18 years (70%), and 18 neurologists followed...
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research