Epilepsy: A Multifaced Spectrum Disorder

Affiliations

¹ Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Via Conte Ruggero 73, 94018 Troina, Italy.
² Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
³ Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.

Editorial

Luigi Vetri et al. Behav Sci (Basel). 2023.

. 2023 Jan 23;13(2):97.

doi: 10.3390/bs13020097.

¹ Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Via Conte Ruggero 73, 94018 Troina, Italy.
² Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
³ Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.

Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the most widespread chronic conditions, affecting about 50 million people worldwide [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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