Restrictions due to epilepsy in newly diagnosed patients: Which areas of daily life are affected and how effective is an inpatient rehabilitation program?
The strongest perceived restrictions occurred in areas of life where even a first seizure imposes objective limitations (driving and employment). One year after rehabilitation, our data indicated a lasting effect of the rehabilitation program.
Authors
- Denise Lahr
- Pascal Speicher
- Heiko Hausfeld
- Theodor W. May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-9425)
- Ulrich Specht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-7154)
- Anne Hagemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-7442)
- Ingrid Coban
- Birgitt Müffelmann
- Christian G. Bien
Institutions
- Bethel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsy & Behavior
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110871
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00