Epilepsy surgery: Patient-perceived long-term costs and benefits

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-87

  Reid, Katie ^a   Herbert, Andrea ^a   Baker, Gus A ^a  

^a Clinical Sciences Centre for Research and Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Patient centered measures; Quality of life; Seizure status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVING ABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEIZURE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542378045     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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