The Trajectory of Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed vs Chronic Refractory Focal Epilepsy
Seizures negatively affect quality of life (QoL), but the impact of seizure control and mental health on QoL over time is not well described. The aim of this study was to investigate how these factors influence the longitudinal trajectory of QoL in patients with focal epilepsy.
Authors
- Hamada Hamid Altalib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7154-1400)
- Margaret Gopaul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1329-3258)
- Zihan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6983-7495)
- Chinenye M. Okafor
- Andres M. Kanner
- for the Human Epilepsy Project Investigators
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology Open Access
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wn9.0000000000000066
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00