Attitude of people with epilepsy in Serbia toward surgical treatment of epilepsy
This study was conducted in order to understand how much people with epilepsy in Serbia know about epilepsy surgery (ES) and what their attitude is toward it. Fewer than half of the participants were aware of ES, and only a small percentage were willing to consider it, even when it was presented as a safe and effective option. Those who struggled more with their seizures or had experienced serious injuries seemed more open to the idea of surgery. This shows that a significant upgrade in patient education and availability of different sources of information concerning ES is needed in Serbia.
Authors
- Dragoslav Sokić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-9727)
- B. Biševac
- Ivan Mihailović
- Aleksa Pejović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-6011)
- Nikola Vojvodić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8433-0319)
- Aleksandar J. Ristić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7564-1641)
- Gordana Jovanović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4271-4808)
- Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2598-7601)
- Slađana Sakač
- Maja Milovanović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9683-3941)
- Ana Ilić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-7333)
- Vladimir Jagodić
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- University of Nis (RS)
- Klinički centar Vojvodine (RS)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Centar za Promociju Nauke (RS)
- Pojen General Hospital (TW)
- Clinical Centre of Kragujevac (RS)
- Institute of Mental Health (RS)
- Razi Hospital (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia Open
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.70081
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00