An intensive education program for caregivers ameliorates anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy and mesial temporal sclerosis who underwent cortico-amygdalohippocampectomy.

In conclusion, CIEP for caregivers contributed to the recovery of anxiety and depression as well as the improvement of QOL in patients with drug-resistant TLE-MTS who underwent CAH.
PMID: 32696820 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Braz J Med Biol Res - July 23, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Wang Y, Hou D, Wu X, Qiu L, Chen H, Xin J, Yan Z, Sun M Tags: Braz J Med Biol Res Source Type: research