Social aspects of epilepsy in the adult in seven european countries

The social implications of epilepsy are ill-defined, and there are no comparative findings from different countries. A multicenter cohort study has recontly been completed on the risk of morbidity and accidents. Seven hundred six adult patients with idiopathic or remote symptomatic epilepsy and 662 matched controls without epilepsy were enrolled by secondary and tertiary centers in seven European coutries. The study support the concept that epilepsy has a considerable impact on driving and-to a lesser extent-on education, occupation, leisure activities, and insurance.The social implications of epilepsy in this sample are partly related to its severity and clinical features