A multicenter, matched case-control analysis comparing burden of illness among patients with tuberous sclerosis complex related epilepsy, generalized idiopathic epilepsy, and focal epilepsy in Germany.

Lisa LappeChristoph HertzbergSusanne KnakeMarkus KnufFelix von PodewilsLaurent M WillemsStjepana KovacJohann Philipp ZöllnerMatthias SauterGerhard KurlemannThomas MayerAstrid BertscheKlaus MarquardSascha MeyerHannah SchäferCharlotte ThielsBianca ZukunftSusanne Schubert-BastJens-Peter ReeseFelix RosenowAdam Strzelczyk

Published in: Neurological research and practice (2024)

This study is the first to compare patients with TSC, IGE, and FE in Germany and underlines the excessive QoL burden and both direct and indirect cost burdens experienced by patients with TSC.

Keyphrases

case control
temporal lobe epilepsy
risk factors
weight gain
clinical trial
body mass index
physical activity
metal organic framework