Carer evaluations of paediatric epilepsy services with and without Epilepsy Specialist Nurse provision

Childhood epilepsies are a family of neurological disorders defined not only by propensity to unprovoked seizures but by potential neurodevelopmental and mental health comorbidities1, together placing a psychosocial burden on the child with epilepsy and their families2-4. Optimal management of health service delivery in the UK context, according to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines5, comprises timely access to a paediatrician with a special interest in epilepsy as well as a paediatric ESN.

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