Young adults with uncomplicated epilepsy fare as well as their siblings

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 17:12 in Psychology & Sociology

A 15-year follow-up study of young adults with epilepsy found that those with uncomplicated epilepsy who were seizure-free for five years or more did as well as their siblings without epilepsy in measures of education, employment, family arrangements and driving status. Youth with complicated epilepsy had worse social outcomes and were less likely to drive, even if living without seizures.

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