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NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 25, 期 5, 页码 264-273出版社
SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-004-0353-x
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quality of life; epilepsy; children; adolescents
The objective was to evaluate the quality of life of young Italian patients with epilepsy and to investigate the influence of epilepsy medical variables on patients' quality of life. The settings were the Department of Paediatrics, University of Padua; Children's Hospital Giovanni XXIII, Bari; and three schools of South Italy. A sample of 285 subjects was selected: 140 subjects affected by idiopathic and cryptogenic epilepsy (classified according to the International League Against Epilepsy criteria) and 145 control subjects. Data derived from the comparison between the two groups throughout Epilepsy and children questionnaire confirmed the negative epilepsy impact on the young patients' quality of life: in fact they scored significantly lower on psychological and social domains (pless than or equal to0.05) than the control group. The quality of life in children with epilepsy is significantly compromised. The questionnaire used in this study is a valid and reliable self-evaluation instrument that can improve clinical research on the quality of life in epilepsy.
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