Global, regional and national burden of epilepsy in children and adolescents, 1990–2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
While efforts to reduce premature mortality of epilepsy have been successful, the burden on children and adolescents living with epilepsy is still significant. A healthcare gap remains for vulnerable populations with increased risk of infectious diseases, perinatal insults, poor sanitation and limited access to healthcare. Global and national action is needed to improve access to specialist care and medication, manage comorbidities, address stigma and discrimination and strengthen primary prevention initiatives.
Authors
- Sarah Soyeon Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5709-2311)
- Seoyeon Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0964-1467)
- Dong Keon Yon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1628-9948)
- Yun Seo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9882-4409)
- Joaquim Raduà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-5438)
- Ara Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3008-8432)
- Hoon‐Chul Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-8847)
- Lee Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-9833)
- Stefania Papatheodorou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-9094)
- Jae Il Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-1820)
- Min Seo Kim
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Broad Institute (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Severance Hospital (KR)
- Johnson University (US)
- Kyung Hee University (KR)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Biruni University (TR)
- Kyung Hee University Medical Center (KR)
- Empowerment Program (US)
- Gangnam Severance Hospital (KR)
- Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
- Anglia Ruskin University (GB)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.70139
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Yonsei University
- Iran Telecommunication Research Center
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion