Navigating barriers to epilepsy surgery: a national survey of patient and neurologist perspectives
These surveys demonstrated a major barrier in patient and neurologist awareness, in contrast to high-income countries where physician awareness is adequate but patient perceptions and stigmas are the main barriers. Addressing these barriers requires multifaceted, locally tailored approaches.
Authors
- Rabeet Tariq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-7436)
- Saqib Kamran Bakhshi
- Fatima Gauhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-2222)
- Muhammad bin Hammad
- 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 Sheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0271-4728)
- Muhammad Bin Nasir
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Aga Khan University Hospital (PK)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgical FOCUS
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.12.focus24644
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47