The Economic and societal burden associated with drug-resistant epilepsy in the Netherlands: an AIM@EPILEPSY burden-of-disease study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living with epilepsy, especially drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), imposes several challenges for people diagnosed with the condition. These challenges include the physical and mental implications of epilepsy on both caregivers and patients with epilepsy. For the more than 120 000 individuals living with this neurological disorder in the Netherlands, along with their families, daily activities become hazardous, limited and costly, significantly affecting their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). As data on the burden of epilepsy in the Netherlands are lacking, studies attempting to capture the impact of epilepsy on individuals, caregivers and society are needed to enhance understanding and help address the burden of epileptic seizures.

Methods and analysis

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SUBMITTER: Elabbasy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306250 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature