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Title

Epilepsy and quality of life / editors, Michael R. Trimble, W. Edwin Dodson.

Publication

New York : Raven Press, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors

• Dodson, W. Edwin.
• Epilepsy Foundation of America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50033903
• Trimble, Michael R.

Description

xiii, 306 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Cost of Illness
• Epilepsy > Congresses
• Epilepsy
• Quality of Life
• Quality of life > Congresses

Genre/Form

Congress.

Note

• Based on an international workshop held in St. Petersburg, Fla., April 14-18, 1993, under the auspices of the Epilepsy Foundation of America.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Quality of Life in Epilepsy: Perspectives of Patients / Nancy Santilli, Bonnie L. Kessler and William T. Schmidt -- 2. Quality of Life in Family Members of Persons with Epilepsy / Pamela J. Thompson and Dominic Upton -- 3. Quality of Life in Family Members of Persons with Chronic Neurological Disability / Andrew D. Tyerman, Louise Hobbs and Anne C. Measures -- 4. Quality of Life and Compliance / Joyce A. Cramer -- 5. Some Statistical Issues in Quality of Life Measurements / Anthony L. Johnson -- 6. An Overview of Quality of Life Measurements / Lesley Fallowfield -- 7. The World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Project / J. Orley -- 8. The Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory and Quality of Life in Epilepsy / Carl B. Dodrill and Lawrence W. Batzel -- 9. Quality of Life in Epilepsy: Recent Developments in the United States / Orrin Devinsky and Barbara G. Vickrey.
• 10. Quality of Life in Epilepsy: The Liverpool Initiative / Gus A. Baker, Ann Jacoby, David Smith, Mike Dewey, Anthony L. Johnson and David Chadwick -- 11. Repertory Grid in the Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy: The Quality of Life Assessment Schedule / Anna M. Kendrick and Michael R. Trimble -- 12. Quality of Life Determinations in Chronic Conditions: Perspectives of the Pharmaceutical Industry / Richard Berzon -- 13. The Impact of Quality of Life for the Development and Marketing of Antiepileptic Drugs / Carlos O. Stalgis -- 14. Quality of Life and Cognitive Function / Michael R. Trimble -- 15. Computerized Assessment of Cognitive Function and Quality of Life / A. P. Aldenkamp, G. Blennow, P. Sandstedt, W. C. J. Alpherts, D. D. Elmqvist, J. Heijbel, H. L. Nilsson, B. Tonnby, L. Wahlander and E. Wasse -- 16. Quality of Life Measurements in Children with Epilepsy / W. Edwin Dodson -- 17. Quality of Life After Epilepsy Surgery / Bruce P. Hermann.
• 18. The Distribution of Mild and Severe Forms of Epilepsy / W. Allen Hauser -- 19. Epilogue: Quality of Life in Epilepsy / W. Edwin Dodson and Michael R. Trimble -- Appendix A: The Liverpool Quality of Life Questionnaire -- Appendix B: The Epilepsy Surgery Inventory - 55 (ESI-55) -- Appendix C: The Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI) -- Appendix D: The Adolescent Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (APSI).

ISBN

0781701759

LCCN

94004424

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Columbia University Libraries