Effects of Psychiatric Comorbidities on the Prognosis of New-Onset Pediatric Epilepsy: A Retrospective Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: To determine the impact of psychiatric disorders on epilepsy treatment outcomes and healthcare utilization in children with epilepsy (CWE) based on the presence or timing of the onset of psychiatric disorders. Methods: This retrospective controlled study enrolled children (age < 18 years) with newly diagnosed epilepsy into four groups stratified by the presence and timing of the onset of psychiatric disorders (None: no psychiatric disorders; Before: psychiatric disorders only preceding the epilepsy diagnosis; After: new psychiatric disorders diagnosed only after the epilepsy diagnosis; Mixed: different psychiatric disorders diagnosed both before and after epilepsy diagnosis) and compared the intergroup differences in epilepsy treatment outcomes and heal

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11312610 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature