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Those affected with epilepsy have long been subject to stigmatization. This may have manifold negative effects, for example social isolation, low self-esteem, reduced quality of life and worsening of seizures.

A retrospective review of changes and challenges in the use of antiseizure medicines in Dravet syndrome in Norway

Behavioural an psychiatric disorders associated with epilepsy syndroms

Seizure freedom is the optimal response to antiepileptic treatment. In previous studies, it has been shown that between 61% and 71% of children with epilepsy achieve seizure freedom, whereas 7% to 20% have drug-resistant epilepsy. The definition of drug resistance has not been consistent across studies, and there is a lack of contemporary population-based data. We used data from a large nationwide child cohort to provide such information, implementing the current standard definition of drug resistance.

Given the advances in diagnostics and classification, there is a need for updated information about the distribution of epileptic seizures, epilepsies, and etiologies in the general child population, and for studies comparing the new classifications to the old. To provide this type of knowledge, we have investigated childhood epilepsies in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).

This article provides insight into what it can mean to have epilepsy, and where the emphasis should be placed when kindergartens and schools make accommodations for children with epilepsy.