AB082. Navigating barriers to epilepsy surgery: a national survey of patient and neurologist perspectives
In our survey, we found a lack of awareness in both patients and neurologists to be a major barrier. This contrasts the literature from developed or high-income countries, where physician awareness seems adequate, and stigmas associated with surgery seem to be the major barrier. Multifaceted approaches catered to local concerns are necessary to address these hindrances.
Authors
- Rabeet Tariq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-7436)
- Saqib Kamran Bakhshi
- Fatima Gauhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-2222)
- Farhan A. Mirza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8203-8608)
- Mohammad Hamza Bajwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7727-565X)
- Syed Ather Enam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-0723)
- Sijal Akhtar
- Muhammad Bin Hammad
- Muhammad Bin Nasir
Institutions
- Kentucky Department of Education (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Aga Khan University Hospital (PK)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chinese Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/cco-24-ab082
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00