Fragile balance: Managing bone health in people with intellectual disability and epilepsy, an english multi-site study
Adults with ID and epilepsy are frequently exposed to polypharmacy, including bone health-compromising ASMs, yet bone health monitoring and treatment remain suboptimal. Targeted strategies and ID-specific guidance are urgently required to reduce fracture risk and improve outcomes in this vulnerable group.
Authors
- Sarah Badger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1318-0578)
- Rachel Newman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-677X)
- C Allyson Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-3234)
- Caryn Jory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-591X)
- Charlotte Young
- Joanne Hammett
- Indermeet Sawhney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4203-9897)
- Lance Watkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-5906)
- Mark Dale
- Robert Winterhalder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-8169)
- Joanne McCabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8318-1470)
- Abigail Swift
- Rachel Menon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6990-4759)
- Maria A Appleyard
- Rohit Shankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1183-6933)
- Matthew W. Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0449-7789)
- Georgios Mousailidis
Institutions
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Swansea Bay University Health Board (GB)
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seizure
- Published
- 2025-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2025.10.018
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00