Seizure Severity as Treatment Effect Parameter

Viteri, M.D. César; Martinez-Lage, M.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-2990-3_6

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“…Frequency and severity of seizures are most commonly discussed as factors most relevant to seizure assessment and treatment. Frequency of seizure occurrence (e.g., number per unit of time or pattern of repetition over time) is important in assessing a variety of issues, including efficacy of AED treatment, patient's well-being, and epilepsy evolution (Martins da Silva, Lourenco, Nunes, & Mendoca, 1993;Viteri & Martínez-Lage, 1993). Frequency data may come from information provided by either the patient, the caregiver, or both, though an emphasis on the latter source will be inevitable in patients with limited reporting abilities.…”

Section: Assessment Of Seizures Assessment Parameters: Frequency and Durationmentioning

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Assessment of Seizures and Related Symptomatology in Persons with Mental Retardation

Mayville¹,

Matson

2004

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Seizures can be debilitating across a number of physical, social, occupational, and personal variables. Given the deficits in all of these areas frequently present in persons with mental retardation, effective assessment and subsequent treatment of seizures is a primary goal for individuals with both mental retardation and epilepsy. To thoroughly address the behavioral domains related to seizures in persons with mental retardation and epilepsy, areas of assessment should include seizure behavior, triggering stimuli, reinforcing consequences, and antiepileptic medication side effects. Assessment of these areas in this population often deviates from methods typically used with persons of normal intelligence. Specifically, direct behavioral observation and third-party report with structured interviews are the most viable and accessible means of assessment, and efforts to establish reliable and valid protocols have been successful in some areas. This article reviews this assessment methodology and discusses the extant issues in establishing and proliferating such approaches.

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Section: Assessment Of Seizures Assessment Parameters: Frequency and Durationmentioning

confidence: 99%