The Early Prognosis of Epilepsy in Childhood: The Prediction of a Poor Outcome. The Dutch Study of Epilepsy in Childhood

Summary: Purpose: To examine which variables available early in the course of childhood epilepsy are associated with a poor short‐term outcome and to develop models to predict such an outcome. Methods: We prospectively followed up 466 children with newly diagnosed epilepsy for 2 years. Variables were collected at intake and after 6 months. Outcome was defined as the duration of the terminal remission (TR): poor (<6 months) and not poor (≥6 months). Results: Of the subjects, 31% had a poor outcome. Multivariate analysis based on the intake variables identified number of seizures, seizure typ... Mehr ...