[Prognosis of epilepsy in light of catamnestic studies]

As a result of a long-term follow-up of 300 epiletic patients the author has determined clinical and social factors of the favourable and unfavourable prognosis in epilepsy. The prognosis is determined by the severity of the organic brain lesion underlying epilepsy, the localization and activity of the epileptic focus, its time-course, the tempo of the increase of psychopathological and paroxysmal disorders, the effect of intercurrent diseases, psychotraumatic situations, as well as by the early and adequate therapeutic and rehabilitation measures. Of a significant role in such prediction is the assessment of the clinical manifestations of the disease during its progression under conditions of drug therapy, as well as a number of social fastors (the capacity to work and learn, marital status, etc.).