Gilliam F
Adult Epilepsy Center, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Neurol Clin. 2001 May;19(2):465-75. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70026-8.
Epilepsy is a common disorder that effects millions of persons worldwide and costs billions of dollars for direct medical care. Despite the importance of epilepsy from a public health perspective, the physiological and psychosocial outcomes from epilepsy are incompletely understood and are in some ways controversial. The paroxysmal nature and the immense social stigma of the disorder have contributed to misunderstanding of its associated health outcomes. This article reviews the issues surrounding the assessment of health outcomes from the epilepsies and the interventions used to treat recurrent seizures.
癫痫是一种常见疾病，影响着全球数百万人，直接医疗费用高达数十亿美元。尽管从公共卫生角度来看癫痫很重要，但其生理和心理社会后果尚未完全明了，在某些方面还存在争议。该疾病的发作性本质以及巨大的社会污名导致了对其相关健康后果的误解。本文综述了围绕癫痫健康后果评估以及用于治疗反复发作的干预措施的相关问题。
