Frailty as a comprehensive health measure beyond seizure control in patients with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study.

Emanuele Cerulli IrelliMaria S BorioniAlessandra MoranoAdolfo MazzeoPierludovico MoroBiagio OrlandoEnrico M SalamoneLuca GiordanoAlessio PetrungaroMarco Toccaceli BlasiAnna T GiallonardoMarco CanevelliCarlo Di Bonaventura

Published in: Epilepsia (2024)

This study highlights the significance of frailty as a comprehensive health measure in epilepsy. It suggests that frailty in this specific population is not only a manifestation of aging but is inherently linked to epilepsy and treatment-related factors. Future research is warranted to validate and refine the FI in diverse epilepsy populations and investigate its impact on specific adverse outcomes in longitudinal studies.

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