Clinical services for adults with an intellectual disability and epilepsy: A comparison of management alternatives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intellectual disability (ID) is relatively common in people with epilepsy, with prevalence estimated to be around 25%. Surprisingly, given this relatively high frequency, along with higher rates of refractory epilepsy than in those without ID, little is known about outcomes of different management approaches/clinical services treating epilepsy in adults with ID-we investigate this area.

Materials & methods

We undertook a naturalistic observational cohort study measuring outcomes in n = 91 adults with ID over a 7-month period (recruited within the period March 2008 to April 2010). Participants were receiving treatment for refractory epilepsy (primarily) in one of two clinical service settings: community ID teams (CIDTs) or hospital Neurology services.

Results

SUBMITTER: Wagner AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5495336 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature