Quality of life and mood assessment in conservatively treated cavernous malformation-related epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To estimate the quality of life, anxiety, depression, and illness perception in patients with medically treated cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) and associated epilepsy.

Methods

Nonsurgically treated patients with CCM-related epilepsy (CRE) were included. Demographic, radiographic, and clinical features were assessed. All participants received established questionnaires (short-form 36 health survey, SF-36; hospital anxiety and depression score, HADS-A/D; visual analogue scale score, VAS) assessing the functional and psychosocial burden of disease. To some extent, calculated values were compared with reference values from population-based studies. Test results were related to seizure control.

Results

A total of 37 patients were included. Mean age was 45

SUBMITTER: Rauschenbach L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226805 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature