Pre-Operative Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life Two Years After Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in children and can have negative consequences on children’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Epilepsy surgery is the recommended treatment for focal drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) [1] and has been shown to improve seizure control in children with DRE [2]. HRQOL is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a broad, multidimensional construct including not only the disease state but also the person’s physical, psychological, and social well-being [3] .

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