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An Approach to Epilepsy Patients Admitted to Hospital for the Purpose of Disability Determination

Maluliyet Belirlenmesi Amacıyla Hastanede Yatırılan Epilepsi Hastalarına Yaklaşım

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Epilepsi
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29–33
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In our opinion, this type of practice might be a more economical, practical and valid behavior in terms of time and place.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: In this retrospective study, it was aimed to share the experience gained in Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology regarding a 15 (or 21)-day of observation of epilepsy patients referred by the Social Security Institution (SSI) in an attempt to identify their rate of disability and question the practicality and validity of this practice.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Fifty-eight patients, referred to our clinic and hospitalized for the purpose of determining the disability rate between 2007 and 2014, were retrospectively analyzed.
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Conclusion & Impact:In our opinion, this type of practice might be a more economical, practical and valid behavior in terms of time and place.
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Objectives: In this retrospective study, it was aimed to share the experience gained in Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology regarding a 15 (or 21)-day of observation of epilepsy patients referred by the Social Security Institution (SSI) in an attempt to identify their rate of disability and question the practicality and validity of this practice. Methods: Fifty-eight patients, referred to our clinic and hospitalized for the purpose of determining the disability rate between 2007 and 2014, were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Fifty-eight patients (10 female, 48 male) were included into our study. The number of patients with refractory epilepsy was 18 (33.3%). Twenty-seven cases had witnessed seizures during hospitalization and 11 of these patients were evaluated with psychogenic seizures. We were unable to witness seizures in eight cases. Of the fifty-eight patients, 65.5% of them (n=38) were diagnosed with epilepsy, 20.6% of them (n=12) were psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and epilepsy association, 13.7% (n=8) of them were PNES with history, clinical, imaging and interictal EEG assessment. Eighteen of the patients (33.3%) who were known as mentally retarded acquired the right to disability. Eighteen of the 36 patients (33.3% of whose mental state was known) who were known not to be mentally retarded obtained the right to pension because they were diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy and were using adequate and regular AEDs. Conclusion: Most of the patients referred for hospitalization for the purpose of determining the disability may be given the disability report only with a good history and short-term video EEG monitoring, without hospitalization. In our opinion, this type of practice might be a more economical, practical and valid behavior in terms of time and place.

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Amaç: Bu geriye dönük çalışmada, Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (SGK) tarafından, kliniğimize sevk edilen epilepsi hastalarının, özürlülük oranlarının saptanması amacıyla en az 15 (ya da 21) gün yatırılarak gözlenmesi ile ilgili Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji Kliniği’ndeki deneyimi paylaşmak, bu uygulamanın pratikliğini ve geçerliliğini sorgulamayı amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmada 2007-2014 yılları arasında İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Kliniği’ne SGK tarafından maluliyet durumunun belirlenmesi amacıyla yatırılmak üzere sevk edilen ve servisimizde yatırılarak izlenen 58 hastanın kayıtları geriye dönük olarak araştırılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 58 hasta (10 kadın, 48 erkek) alındı. Dirençli epilepsisi olan hasta sayısı 18 (%33.3) idi. Yatış sırasında 27 olgu tanıklı nöbet geçirdi. Bu hastalardan 11 ‘inin nöbeti psikojen olarak değerlendirildi. Sekiz olgunun nöbetine tanık olunamadı. Öykü, klinik, görüntüleme ve interiktal EEG değerlendirmeleri ile birlikte hastaların %65.5’i (n=38) epilepsi, %20.6’sı (n=12) nonepileptik psikojen nöbet (NEPN) ve epilepsi birlikteliği, %13.7’si (n=8) ise NEPN tanılarını aldı. Mental retarde olduğu bilinen 18 (%33.3) hasta malulen emekli olma hakkını elde etti. Mental retardasyonu olmadığı bilinen 36 hastadan 18’i (%33.3), dirençli epilepsi tanısı olduğu ve yeterli ve düzenli AEİ kullandığı için emeklilik hakkını elde etti. Sonuç: Maluliyet belirlenmesi amacıyla, yatırılması istenen hastaların çoğu, iyi bir anamnez, ve kısa süreli video EEG monitorizasyonu ile yatırılmadan da özürlü raporu alabilir. Bu uygulamanın, zaman-yer açısından daha ekonomik, pratik ve geçerli bir davranış olabileceğini düşünmekteyiz.

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BULUŞ, E., MENKÜ, Ş. F., DELİL, Ş., ÖZKARA, Ç., YENİ, S. N. (2015). An Approach to Epilepsy Patients Admitted to Hospital for the Purpose of Disability Determination. Epilepsi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 1, 29–33. https://ajindex.com/articles/161390

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