ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2021
Diagnostic Delay in Epilepsy: the Scope of the Problem.
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- HRV features as potential biomarkers for auxiliary diagnosis in epilepsy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- AI language model applications for early diagnosis of childhood epilepsy based on unstructured first-visit patient narratives: A cohort study.Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape · 2025Article
- Clinical characteristics, etiology, and treatment of young adult-onset epilepsy: A 24-year retrospective study.Epilepsia open · 2025Article
- Temporal lobe epilepsy with isolated amygdala enlargement: anatomo-electro-clinical features and long-term outcome.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- A network analysis of ego depletion and self-management in patients with epilepsy: differences across seizure frequencies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Immune biomarkers for epilepsy in autism: indications of cytokine alterations in an exploratory cross-sectional pediatric study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Primary treatment gap among adults with epilepsy: A cross-sectional analysis.Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape · 2024Article
- Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Awareness in Primary Care: UK National Cross-Sectional Survey of General Practitioners.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Work productivity, quality of life, and care needs: An unfolding epilepsy burden revealed in the Australian Epilepsy Project pilot study.Epilepsia open · 2024Article
- Impact of Seizures While Driving Prior to Diagnosis in People With Focal Epilepsy: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Time to Diagnosis.Neurology · 2023Article
- Treatment gaps in epilepsy.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewDiagnostic delay is an increasingly recognized issue in epilepsy. At the same time, there is a clear disparity between public awareness of epilepsy and that of other public health issues. A contributing factor for this seems to be a lack of studies testing interventions designed to improve seizure recognition. In this review, we summarize the main findings from recent studies investigating diagnostic delay in epilepsy, highlighting causes, consequences, and potential interventions in future research that may improve quality of care in this population. RECENT
findingsBuilding on prior evidence, diagnostic delay in patients with new-onset focal epilepsy has been identified as an important problem for patients with epilepsy. Such delay in diagnosis can lead to delayed treatment and potentially preventable morbidity and mortality including motor vehicle accidents. Nonmotor seizure semiology appears to be a major contributor for delay; such seizures are largely unrecognized when patients present to emergency departments for care. Improving recognition and diagnosis of recurrent nonmotor seizures in emergency departments represents a significant opportunity for improving time to diagnosis, particularly when patients present following a first lifetime motor seizure and meet diagnostic criteria for epilepsy. Diagnostic delay in epilepsy is a significant public health issue and recent studies have highlighted potential areas for intervention.
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