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dc.contributor.authorWilson, Sarah Jen
dc.contributor.authorBladin, Peter Fen
dc.contributor.authorSaling, Michael Men
dc.contributor.authorMcIntosh, A Men
dc.contributor.authorLawrence, J Aen
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-15T22:22:39Z
dc.date.available2015-05-15T22:22:39Z
dc.date.issued2001-04-01en
dc.identifier.citationSeizure; 10(3): 165-72en
dc.identifier.govdoc11437614en
dc.identifier.otherPUBMEDen
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/9322en
dc.description.abstractSurgical alleviation of chronic epilepsy can give rise to a process of adjustment as the chronically ill patient learns to become well. This process can manifest clinically as an array of symptoms which we have previously described as the 'burden of normality'. The aim of this study was to explore the longitudinal course of post-operative adjustment by mapping the incidence of symptoms of the burden of normality over a period of 2 years, and examining symptom occurrence relative to seizure outcome. A series of 90 anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) patients was drawn from our Seizure Surgery Follow-up and Rehabilitation Program. All patients were prospectively assessed using the Austin CEP Interview, which covers symptoms of the burden of normality. In total, 66% of patients reported symptoms at some time within the first 2 years of surgery. Symptoms often emerged by the 3 month review, but were still seen frequently in the second year. At the 24 month review, patients who had been seizure free or experienced auras only within the previous 18 months were significantly more likely to report symptoms compared to patients who had experienced complex partial and/or generalized tonic-clonic seizures (P = 0.03). Surgical alleviation of seizures in chronic epilepsy brings with it the burden of normality. Recognition of this syndrome is essential in maximizing patient outcome.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.otherAdulten
dc.subject.otherChronic Diseaseen
dc.subject.otherCost of Illnessen
dc.subject.otherEpilepsy, Temporal Lobe.psychology.rehabilitation.surgeryen
dc.subject.otherFemaleen
dc.subject.otherHumansen
dc.subject.otherMaleen
dc.subject.otherOutcome Assessment (Health Care).methodsen
dc.subject.otherProspective Studiesen
dc.subject.otherPsychiatric Status Rating Scalesen
dc.subject.otherQuality of Life.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherRehabilitation.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherReproducibility of Resultsen
dc.subject.otherSocial Adjustmenten
dc.titleThe longitudinal course of adjustment after seizure surgery.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleSeizureen
dc.identifier.affiliationComprehensive Epilepsy Program, Epilepsy Research Institute, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre (A&RMC), Melbourne, Australiaen
dc.identifier.doi10.1053/seiz.2000.0491en
dc.description.pages165-72en
dc.relation.urlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11437614en
dc.type.austinJournal Articleen
local.name.researcherBladin, Peter F
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item.languageiso639-1en-
item.openairetypeJournal Article-
crisitem.author.deptNeurology-
crisitem.author.deptClinical Neuropsychology-
crisitem.author.deptThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health-
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