2014 Epilepsy Benchmarks Area IV: Limit or Prevent Adverse Consequence of Seizures and Their Treatment Across The Lifespan

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Alica M. Goldman, Baylor College of Medicine; W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., Brown University; Tim Benke, University of Colorado; Miya Asato, Childrens Hospital Pittsburgh; Daniel Drane, Emory University; Alison Pack, Columbia University; Tanvir Syed, University Hospitals Case Medical Center; Robert Doss, University of Minnesota; Samden Lhatoo, Case Western Reserve University; Brandy Fureman, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Raymond Dingledine, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2016-05-01
• Publisher: American Epilepsy Society
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © American Epilepsy Society 2016
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.5698/1535-7511-16.3.198
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Epilepsy Currents
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 3
• Start Page: 198
• End Page: 205
• Keywords: Quality of life; Convulsive seizures; Age 6 years; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Neurosciences & Neurology; Temporal-lobe epilepsy; Targeted responsive neurostimulation; Sudden unexpected death; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Science & Technology; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; Antiepileptic drug exposure; Clinical Neurology; Risk factors
• Research Categories: Biology, Neuroscience; Health Sciences, Pharmacology; Psychology, Psychobiology

Abstract

Area IV Benchmarks focus on mechanistic understanding and prevention of epilepsy-related consequences. As such, these Benchmarks cover “epilepsy beyond the seizures,” areas related to the neurodevelopment, mental health comorbidities, intellectual functioning, and general health of individuals with epilepsy, the short- and long-term effects of antiseizure treatments, and risks for epilepsy-related mortality. This area also covers unique issues of special populations with seizures, such as pregnant women, children, the elderly, and people with nonepileptic seizures.