Do neurologists agree in diagnosing drug resistance in adults with focal epilepsy?
Gaetano ZaccaraMarco MulaBruno FerròDomenico ConsoliMaurizio EliaAnna Teresa GiallonardoAlfonso IudiceAngela La NeveStefano MelettiPaolo TinuperLeila ZummoEmilio PeruccaPublished in: Epilepsia (2018)
Interrater agreement in categorizing treatment outcomes according to ILAE criteria ranges from moderate to almost perfect. Nearly 1 in 5 patients considered by enrolling neurologists to be "drug-resistant" were classified by the EP as having "undefined responsiveness."