Abstract
Factors predictive of remission of epilepsy were evaluated in 504 patients followed for an average of 7 years at the Departments of Pediatrics and Mathematics, Dalhousie University and Children’s Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Highlights
A social outcome of epilepsy study in 337 intellectually normal children included in this Nova Scotia population found school failure in 34%, mental health consultation in 22%, psychotropic medication used in 5%, unemployment 20%, and criminal conviction in 2%
OUTCOME OF CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY Factors predictive of remission of epilepsy were evaluated in 504 patients followed for an average of 7 years at the Departments of Pediatrics and Mathematics, Dalhousie University and Children's Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
At the end of follow-up, 55% of the total cohort were off medication and in remission
Summary
A social outcome of epilepsy study in 337 intellectually normal children included in this Nova Scotia population found school failure in 34%, mental health consultation in 22%, psychotropic medication used in 5%, unemployment 20%, and criminal conviction in 2%. OUTCOME OF CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY Factors predictive of remission of epilepsy were evaluated in 504 patients followed for an average of 7 years at the Departments of Pediatrics and Mathematics, Dalhousie University and Children's Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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