1. Satisfaction with antiepileptic drugs in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed and chronic epilepsy
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Beghi, E, Messina, P, Pupillo, E, Crichiutti, G, Baglietto, Mg, Veggiotti, P, Zamponi, N, Casellato, S, Margari, L, Cianchetti, C, Collaborators: Giussani G, TASCA Study G. r. o. u. p., Lanzarotti, C, Mattana, F, Assalone, C, Vari, Ms, Prato, G, Brustia, F, Lunghi, S, Olivotto, S, Cesaroni, E, Cappanera, S, Simula, D, Chillotti, I, Pisano, T, Pruna, D, Lucarelli, E, Bonanni, P, Micoli, B, Ferrari, Ar, Valvo, G, Parmeggiani, A, Tedde, Mr, Conti, S, Tortorella, G, Briguglio, M, Coppola, G, D'Aniello, A, Capovilla, G, Beccaria, F, Cagdas, S, Besana, D, Rasmini, P, Caldognetto, M, Martini, A, Romeo, A, Viri, M, Lodi, M, Gobbi, G, Boni, A, Germano, M, Tiberti, A, Battaglia, S, Micheli, R, Galli, J, Capizzi, Giorgio, Pieri, I., E. Beghi, P. Messina, E. Pupillo, G. Crichiutti, M.G. Baglietto, P. Veggiotti, N. Zamponi, S. Casellato, L. Margari, C. Cianchetti, the TASCA study group [.., A. Parmeggiani, and ]
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Male ,Adverse event ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Adolescent ,Disease ,Newly diagnosed ,Epilepsy ,antiepileptic drug ,Quality of life ,Humans ,Medicine ,Prospective Studies ,Child ,Psychiatry ,Adverse effect ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Age Factors ,Adverse events ,Drug acceptability ,quality of life ,medicine.disease ,Chronic epilepsy ,Adverse events, Quality of life, Drug acceptability ,childhood and adolescence ,Treatment Outcome ,Neurology ,Patient Satisfaction ,Child, Preschool ,Chronic Disease ,epilepsy ,Anticonvulsants ,Female ,Observational study ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess incidence, indicators and outcome of satisfaction with antiepileptic drugs in children. METHODS: Multicenter, observational, open, prospective survey of children and adolescents with epilepsy with three-month follow-up. Included were patients aged 3-17 years with newly diagnosed ("new diagnosis") or chronic epilepsy ("old diagnosis") requiring treatment start or change. Satisfaction was assessed with the Hedonic Visual Scale or direct questions, depending on patient's age. Quality of life of adolescents (QOLIE-48) and of caregivers (SF-36) and predictors of (dis)satisfaction were also assessed. RESULTS: 293 patients completed the study. Most had generalized idiopathic epilepsy, and a disease lasting
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- 2012