Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
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Comparative Study
The information needs of carers of adults diagnosed with epilepsy.
The aim of the study was to explore the information needs of informal carers, and how information from health professionals can become more effective for families caring for people with epilepsy. ⋯ Four main themes have been drawn from the study. Carers' of people with epilepsy have a need for improved and more appropriate levels of information giving by health professionals in both primary and secondary care. Carers' perceived self-efficacy expectations in seeking information are positive but they do not always feel listened to. Carers' prefer to receive information in a one-to-one setting but also need information from formats other than leaflets. Carers' perceive barriers to having their information needs met, such as their needs being unrecognised in relation to the person with epilepsy.
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Comparative Study
Role of immediate postictal diffusion-weighted MRI in localizing epileptogenic foci of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and non-lesional neocortical epilepsy.
To determine whether meaningful changes in signal intensity or in the apparent diffusion coefficient of water (ADC) in the ictal onset zone can be detected through immediate postictal and interictal diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) in patients with localization-related epilepsy. ⋯ Our results demonstrate that water diffusion can change even after a single seizure in non-lesional neocortical epilepsy.