Abstract
Aim of the study was to assess the adult social adjustment of patients with well-controlled epilepsy of childhood. Data were collected in a sample of 82 patients (47 males, 35 females; age at the interview 19-40 years; mean 30,5 yrs) with idiopathic epilepsy in childhood (antiepileptic drugs stopped after at least 2 years of seizure remission). Social outcome and competences (employment, marriage, ecc.) were compared with data of a general reference population.
Translated title of the contribution | Adult social adjustment after well-controlled childhood-onset idiopathic epilepsy |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 61-62 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia |
Issue number | 125-126 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology