Open AccessSeizure frequency and severity: How really important are they for the quality of life of patients with refractory epilepsy
Author(s) -
Ekaterina Viteva
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.128544
Subject(s) - epilepsy , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , refractory (planetary science) , physical therapy , psychiatry , nursing , physics , astrobiology
The data in the scientific literature about the significance of seizure severity and frequency for the quality of life (QOL) of patients with refractory epilepsy (RE) are contradictory.