Raffaele Falsaperla, Ausilia Desiree Collotta, Simona D Marino, Vincenzo Sortino, Roberta Leonardi, Grete Francesca Privitera, Alfredo Pulvirenti, Agnese Suppiej, Marilena Vecchi, Alberto Verrotti, Giovanni Farello, Alberto Spalice, Maurizio Elia, Orazio Spitaleri, Marco Micale, Janette Mailo, Martino Ruggieri
PURPOSE: Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroids on seizure control in drug-resistant epilepsies (DREs). Our primary goal was to assess the response to steroids for various underlying etiologies, interictal electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns and electroclinical seizure descriptions. Our second goal was to compare steroid responsiveness to different treatment protocols. METHODS: This is a retrospective multicentre cohort study conducted according to the STROBE guidelines (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology)...
February 13, 2024: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association