Quality of life in epilepsy

摘要: The purpose of this article is to review the concept quality life in epilepsy. Quality-of-life issues have garnered considerable interest broader health-care literature, and varying models methods assessment been proposed. Concern regarding impact epilepsy on patients' psychosocial status has long-standing, but a systematic examination effects terms contemporary quality-of-life literature not attempted. It hypothesized that outcome such would yield research agenda clinical theoretical relevance. To end, health-services first briefly reviewed examine related definition components identify pertinent methodological relating its assessment. Next, brief historical previous concerning what now be called presented, followed by direct comparison current model known about treatment. This results identification of: (a) several areas remain investigated clarified, (b) concerns need addressed future research, (c) treatment prevention problems