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Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Seizure and Social Outcomes in Taiwan.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Apr2023, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p1197, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) may not achieve seizure freedom despite optimal treatment with antiseizure medications (ASMs). The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and social features of patients with JME, and to determine the factors associated with outcomes. We retrospectively identified 49 patients with JME (25 females, mean age 27.6 ± 8.9 years) who were assessed at the Epilepsy Centre of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. The patients were divided into two groups, those who were seizure-free and those with ongoing seizures according to their seizure outcome at the last follow-up for one year. Clinical features and social status were compared between these two groups. Twenty-four (49%) of the JME patients were seizure-free for at least one year, while 51% continued to experience seizures despite being treated with multiple ASMs. The presence of epileptiform discharges in the last electroencephalogram and seizures during sleep were significantly associated with worse seizure outcomes (p < 0.05). The patients who were seizure-free had a higher employment rate compared to those who continued to experience seizures (75% vs. 32%, p = 0.004). Despite receiving ASM treatment, a considerable proportion of the patients with JME continued to have seizures. Moreover, poor seizure control was associated with a lower employment rate, which may lead to negative socioeconomic consequences related to JME. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INFANTILE spasms
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
CONFIDENCE intervals
MULTIVARIATE analysis
RETROSPECTIVE studies
ACQUISITION of data
FISHER exact test
MANN Whitney U Test
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
MEDICAL records
SOCIAL status
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
SEIZURES (Medicine)
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
DATA analysis software
LOGISTIC regression analysis
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163436551
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081197