Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 1, 2026

Stereo-Electro-Encephalo-Graphy (SEEG) With Robotic Assistance in the Presurgical Evaluation of Medical Refractory Epilepsy: A Technical Note
Published on: June 13, 2016
Status of follow-up among patients with epilepsy in epilepsy clinic
1Department of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Out of 238 consecutive patients entering our epilepsy clinic from October 1988 till March 1990, the status of follow-up was evaluated in October 1990. One hundred patients (42%) could adhere to the follow-up appointment and 33 patients (14%) visited the clinic irregularly. A total of 105 patients (44%) failed to return for the follow-up at least for 2 months dated backward from October 1990. Seventy-five percent of the patients lost the follow-up within 6 months. The main reasons of the dropout were poor seizure control, seizure free, denial of epilepsy, receiving operation in other hospitals. The appropriate strategies to aid in adherence to medical care among patients with epilepsy should be formulated through the analysis of factors contributing to the dropout, which might be strongly influenced by different medical and sociocultural backgrounds all over the world.
Related Concept Videos
Epilepsy and Seizures: Overview
Various factors can trigger epilepsy, including genetic factors, brain damage, metabolic causes, and unknown etiology. Diagnosis of epilepsy involves electroencephalography (EEG), which...
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Seizures l: Introduction
Epilepsy ll: Types

