Shlobin, NA;
Sander, JW;
(2022)
Learning from the comorbidities of epilepsy.
Current Opinion in Neurology
, 35
(2)
pp. 175-180.
10.1097/WCO.0000000000001010.
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Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Comorbidities are a common feature in epilepsy, but neither the entire spectrum nor the significance of such comorbidities has been fully explored. We review comorbidities associated with epilepsy and their associated burden, provide an overview of relationships, and discuss a new conceptualization of the comorbidities. RECENT FINDINGS: The epidemiology of the comorbidities of epilepsy and effects on health outcomes, healthcare use, and healthcare expenditures have been partly delineated. Distinct mechanisms of the associations have been suggested but not entirely ascertained. Movement from conceptualizing epilepsy as a condition to a symptom-complex has occurred. SUMMARY: Comorbidities are common among people with epilepsy and are associated with poorer clinical outcomes and quality of life, greater use of health resources, and increased expenditure. Becoming aware of the associated mechanisms and their uncertainty is central to understanding the relationships between epilepsy and comorbid health conditions, which have implications for diagnosis and screening, medical management, and surgical management. Conceptualizing comorbidities of epilepsy as precipitating factors and epilepsy as the symptom will improve the understanding of epilepsy and catalyze research and improvements in clinical practice.
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