Zeitschrift für Hirnforschung

Medical resistency in epilepsy treatment

Abstract

Lorena Kostic

Dup15q syndrome, as well as ESES (Electrical status epilepticus during sleep) is a rare syndrome. Clinical symptomatology of these syndromes includes medical resistency to epilepsy. Therefore, the goal of this research is to examine medical treatment of ESES in a girl with Dup 15q with ESES and her wellbeing. Unfortunately in Croatia we still do not have register for rare diseases, so there is one known case with these two disorders together. Research will be conducted as qualitative, using semi-structured interview with mother of 15 year old girl. The results are expected to indicate difficulties in treating this syndrome and how it affects a person’s wellbeing.