The Portuguese version of the Epilepsy Surgery Inventory (ESI-55): Cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties

Alonso, Neide Barreira; Ciconelli, Rozana Mesquita; Silva, Tatiana Indelicato da; Westphal-Guitti, Ana Carolina; Azevedo, Auro Mauro; Noffs, Maria Helena da Silva; Caboclo, Luís Otávio Sales Ferreira; Sakamoto, Américo Ceiki; Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.04.009

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“…2007), depression and anxiety associated with refractory TLE may improve after epilepsy surgery (Devinsky et al. 2005; Alonso et al. 2006; Pintor et al.…”

Section: Introductory Remarks On Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Depmentioning

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Which clinical and experimental data link temporal lobe epilepsy with depression?

Kondziella

Alvestad

Vaaler

et al. 2007

Journal of Neurochemistry

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The association of temporal lobe epilepsy with depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders has been known since the early beginnings of neurology and psychiatry. However, only recently have in vivo and ex vivo techniques such as Positron Emission Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in combination with refined animal models and behavioral tests made it possible to identify an emerging pattern of common pathophysiological mechanisms. We now have growing evidence that in both disorders altered interaction of serotonergic and noradrenergic neurons with glutamatergic systems is associated with abnormal neuronal circuits and hyperexcitability. Neuronal hyperexcitability can possibly evoke seizure activity as well as disturbed emotions. Moreover, decreased synaptic levels of neurotransmitters and high glucocorticoid levels influence intracellular signaling pathways such as cAMP, causing disturbances of brain-derived and other neurotrophic factors.These may be associated with hippocampal atrophy seen on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and memory impairment as well as altered fear processing and transient hypertrophy of the amygdala. Positron Emission Tomography studies additionally suggest hypometabolism of glucose in temporal and frontal lobes. Last, but not least, in temporal lobe epilepsy and depression astrocytes play a role that reaches far beyond their involvement in hippocampal sclerosis and ultimately, therapeutic regulation of glial-neuronal interactions may be a target for future research. All these mechanisms are strongly intertwined and probably bidirectional such that the structural and functional alterations from one disease increase the risk for developing the other. This review provides an integrative update of the most relevant experimental and clinical data on temporal lobe epilepsy and its association with depression.

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“…2007), depression and anxiety associated with refractory TLE may improve after epilepsy surgery (Devinsky et al. 2005; Alonso et al. 2006; Pintor et al.…”

Section: Introductory Remarks On Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Depmentioning

confidence: 99%

Which clinical and experimental data link temporal lobe epilepsy with depression?

Kondziella

Alvestad

Vaaler

et al. 2007

Journal of Neurochemistry

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“…The process of translation and adaptation of the instrument was based on criteria previously described in the literature [7], including appreciation and approval by the authors of the original instrument in order to guarantee its adequacy.…”

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“…b. Epilepsy Surgery Inventory (ESI-55) -proposed by Vickrey et al [12] and translated and validated for Brazilian Portuguese by Alonso et al [7]. It is an instrument consisting of 55 questions whose objective is to assess the QOL of patients with epilepsy, divided into the following 11 domains: general health status, functional capacity, limitation due to physical aspects, limitation due to emotional aspects, social aspects, pain, mental health, vitality, cognitive aspects, limitation due to cognitive aspects, and overall QOL.…”

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Validation of the Subjective Handicap of Epilepsy (SHE) in Brazilian patients with epilepsy

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Osório

Alexandre

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Epilepsy & Behavior

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“…QOL instruments used have included the Epilepsy Surgery Inventory (ESI-55) (24) , the Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE-89) (6) and the Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI) (7) . Among them, the ESI-55 is the only validated instrument to Brazilian epileptic population (1) . This study aimed to assessing QOL pre-and postsurgery in a sample of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS).…”

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Quality of life related to surgical treatment in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy due to mesial temporal sclerosis

Alonso

Silva

Westphal-Guitti

et al. 2006

J. epilepsy clin. neurophysiol.

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Introduction: Surgery is widely accepted as a modality of treatment for medically intractable seizures and the main goals of surgery as reduction or elimination of seizures without significant compromise in neurological function and improving QOL. Purpose: To assess QOL pre-and post-surgery in a sample of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS). Methods: Thirty-five consenting subjects who had undergone corticoamygdalo-hipocampetomy were included in this study. They answered the ESI-55 before and six months after surgical treatment. Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) was used to study the changes in QOL and we also determined the effect-size of the sample. Results: After surgical treatment 18 (51%) subjects were seizure free, 10 (29%) had only auras and seven (20%) had partial seizures. The post-operative mean scores were higher than pre-operative scores, except for Cognitive Function and Limitation due to Cognitive Problems in the group with seizures. A significant improvement in QOL postsurgery was observed in the domains Health-Perception (1.24), Emotional-Well-being (1.32) and Energy/Fatigue (1.43). Conclusion: A long-term follow-up is necessary to identify meanigful changes after the surgery.

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The Portuguese version of the Epilepsy Surgery Inventory (ESI-55): Cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties

Cited by 21 publications

References 27 publications

Which clinical and experimental data link temporal lobe epilepsy with depression?

Which clinical and experimental data link temporal lobe epilepsy with depression?

Validation of the Subjective Handicap of Epilepsy (SHE) in Brazilian patients with epilepsy

Quality of life related to surgical treatment in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy due to mesial temporal sclerosis

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