The development of a smartphone application to help manage epilepsy in resource-limited settings

Patterson, Victor

doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2020.03.020

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“…Smartphone applications (apps) can be used to assist patients with epilepsy in managing their disease by focusing on adherence, seizure tracking, and healthcare communication. [133][134][135][136][137]…”

Section: Advances In Big Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Derivation of this data is also instrumental for inclusion into clinical research for better patient stratification and more targeted seizure therapy. Smartphone applications (apps) can be used to assist patients with epilepsy in managing their disease by focusing on adherence, seizure tracking, and healthcare communication 133–137 …”

Section: Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Personalized antiseizure medication therapy in critically ill adult patients

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Precision medicine has the potential to have a significant impact on both drug development and patient care. It is crucial to not only provide prompt effective antiseizure treatment for critically ill patients after seizures start but also have a proactive mindset and concentrate on epileptogenesis and the underlying cause of the seizures or seizure disorders. Critical illness presents different treatment issues compared with the ambulatory population, which makes it challenging to choose the best antiseizure medications and to administer them at the right time and at the right dose. Since there is a paucity of information available on antiseizure medication dosing in critically ill patients, therapeutic drug monitoring is a useful tool for defining each patient's personal therapeutic range and assisting clinicians in decision‐making. Use of pharmacogenomic information relating to pharmacokinetics, hepatic metabolism, and seizure etiology may improve safety and efficacy by individualizing therapy. Studies evaluating the clinical implementation of pharmacogenomic information at the point‐of‐care and identification of biomarkers are also needed. These studies may make it possible to avoid adverse drug reactions, maximize drug efficacy, reduce drug–drug interactions, and optimize medications for each individual patient. This review will discuss the available literature and provide future insights on precision medicine use with antiseizure therapy in critically ill adult patients.

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Section: Advances In Big Datamentioning

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Section: Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personalized antiseizure medication therapy in critically ill adult patients

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“…The importance of care pathways in addressing variation in care delivery is recognised by the College (Royal College of Psychiatrists 2014). Epilepsy pathways provide a relatively simplified outline of care provision, starting with seizure diagnosis and classification, and moving onto information and support, management and structured review.…”

Section: The Epilepsy Care Pathwaymentioning

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Epilepsy, intellectual disability and the epilepsy care pathway: improving outcomes

Kerr¹,

Goodwin²,

Hanna³

2022

BJPsych advances

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SUMMARY The strong, life-long association between epilepsy and intellectual disability means that psychiatric teams, and the services they exist in, have a need for significant competencies in the field of epilepsy. This article addresses these competencies through the pathway of care. It will focus on those areas most relevant to psychiatric care and, when possible, explore where technology has begun to influence practice. The pathway leads from diagnosis through, in some cases, to mortality and support of the bereaved in psychiatric care. We will approach the topic through showing how the intertwining themes of information, empowerment, access to care, assessment of risk and psychological support are important. Technological advances are supporting changes in most of these areas, and psychological support, a knowledge of the needs of people with epilepsy and intellectual disability and epilepsy skills remain the foundation in the application of these advances.

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