Trigger self-control and seizure arrest in the Andrews/Reiter behavioral approach to epilepsy: a retrospective analysis of seizure frequency
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The aim of this retrospective study is to describe changes of seizure frequency in epilepsy patients who participated in the Andrews/Reiter behavioral intervention for epilepsy. For this uncontrolled retrospective study, data were extracted from patients' medical journals. Intention-to-treat-analyses were restricted to patients with sufficient documentation supporting a diagnosis of probable or definite epilepsy. Main outcome variable was a comparison of mean seizure frequency at baseline and toward completion of the program. The seizure frequency of 30 (50%) patients showed a clinically meaningful improvement (>50% reduction of seizures) toward the end of the intervention. Twenty-two (37%) patients became seizure-free at the end of the intervention. In summary, a clinically meaningful reduction in reported seizure frequency was observed in epilepsy patients who received the Andrews/Reiter intervention for epilepsy. Prospective trials are needed to further investigate the program's efficacy and to study epileptic seizure triggers.
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- Authors
- Michaelis, R., Schonfeld, W., & Elsas, S.-M.
- Affiliations
- Witten/Herdecke University (DE)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Michaelis, Rosa
- Venue
- Epilepsy & Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 266-271
- ISSN
- 1525-5050 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3307913
- OpenAlex
- W2044936931
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Epilepsy & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- NIH NCCAM (K23 AT01993)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Epilepsy research and treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Diet and metabolism studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- epilepsy, behavioral interventions, seizure frequency, seizure triggers, seizure reduction, seizure-free outcome
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Behavior Therapy, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Probability, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Seizures, Databases, Bibliographic, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Self Report
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