Excess health care use is significantly and persistently reduced following diagnosis of late-onset epilepsy.
Marta BerglundArturo Gonzalez-IzquierdoSpiros DenaxasB Cord LethebeTolulope T SajobiJordan D T EngbersSamuel WiebeColin Bruce JosephsonPublished in: Epilepsia (2024)
Health care use demonstrates an acute on chronic rise over the 4 years before diagnosis of LOE. To what extent the partial reversal of the acute pre-diagnosis rise, and the mediators of the accelerated increase compared to controls are attributed to epilepsy, comorbid and bidirectional disease states, or a combination of both warrants further exploration.