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ArticleJournal of rare diseases (Berlin, Germany)2024

Widespread service fragmentation for patients and families with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in the Republic of Ireland.

M Vasseghi, C Behan, A Connolly, D Cunningham, E Dempsey, C Flynn, M Galvin, G Griffin, P Moloney, M Murphy and 5 more

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15 authors.

M VasseghiAcademic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin), Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-7396-9301
C BehanAcademic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin), Dublin, Ireland.
A ConnollyChildrens Health Ireland at Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland.
D CunninghamChildrens Health Ireland at Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland.
E DempseyMater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
C FlynnSt. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
M GalvinAcademic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin), Dublin, Ireland.
G GriffinChildrens Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
P MoloneyBeaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
M MurphyCork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Y OwenSt. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
S O'MalleyChildrens Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland.
G O'RourkeSligo University Hospital, Sligo, Ireland.
O O'SullivanUniversity Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
C P DohertyAcademic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin), Dublin, Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare approximate 1:6000 birth incidence, a genetic disease with a wide variability of physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Patients require lifelong care from multiple healthcare specialities, for which International and United Kingdom (UK) TSC consensus recommendations exist. Personalised care delivered by a centralised coordinated team of TSC experts is recommended. There is no such service for the estimated 600 TSC patients in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and there is a paucity of information regarding the healthcare of this group. Purpose: Evaluate the baseline care of patients with TSC attending epilepsy services in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) against UK TSC consensus recommendations. Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of TSC attending 12 adult and paediatric epilepsy centres in the ROI were identified. Clinical audits measured the baseline care of a subset of these patients against UK, TSC clinical recommendations. Data was anonymised and analysed at Trinity College Dublin. Results: One hundred thirty-five TSC patients attending twelve epilepsy centres were identified. Adults ( Conclusions: The number of TSC patients attending epilepsy services is lower than expected ( Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s44162-024-00049-8.

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AuditCareCoordinationRecommendationsTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

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PMCPMC11330946

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