Disability in people with epilepsy: A nationally representative cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with epilepsy had 3.1 times as many physical, mental, or social limitations compared with those without epilepsy, and disability severity was consistently higher. This effect was attenuated after considering baseline variables such as smoking and depression severity. Our work implies the importance of structured mental health screening and self-management programs targeting mood, weight, and lifestyle as potential leverage points towards alleviating epilepsy-related disability. PMID: 32919202 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - September 8, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Terman SW, Hill CE, Burke JF Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research