TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Validation of a seizure-related injury model
JO  - Journal of the neurological sciences
A1  - Kaewkiow, Noppamas
A1  - Tiamkao, Somsak
A1  - Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak
A1  - Pranbul, Sineenard
SP  - 113
EP  - 115
VL  - 336
IS  - 1-2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Persons with epilepsy (PWEs) are more prone to accidents than healthy people. A previous study provided an online tool to predict the risk of seizure-related injury (SRI) in individual PWEs. There is, however, no validation of the formula. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in 10 community hospitals in Thailand. PWEs with an age of over 18years were enrolled and defined by having had a seizure related injury (SRI). The probability of individual PWEs having a SRI was calculated by the online tool (http://sribykku.webs.com). The probability of this happening in all patients was calculated for sensitivity and specificity when compared with real data. RESULTS: There were 316 patients enrolled in the study. Of those, 122 patients (38.6%) had a SRI. The sensitivity and specificity of having a SRI by the online formula were 93.44% and 43.30%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The online formula to predict SRI in PWEs is valid and provided comparable sensitivity and specificity with a previous study that was conducted in the tertiary care hospital.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-510X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2013.10.019
ID  - ref1
ER  -