The Importance of Understanding Neighborhood Environments in Neurology Care

Affiliations

¹ From the Epilepsy Program (R.K.), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Neurology (L.M.V.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School. rmk4@cdc.gov.
² From the Epilepsy Program (R.K.), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Neurology (L.M.V.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School.

Editorial

Rosemarie Kobau et al. Neurology. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 6;100(23):1079-1080.

doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207390. Epub 2023 Apr 19.

¹ From the Epilepsy Program (R.K.), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Neurology (L.M.V.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School. rmk4@cdc.gov.
² From the Epilepsy Program (R.K.), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Neurology (L.M.V.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School.

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Comment on

Association of Neighborhood Deprivation With Cognitive and Mood Outcomes in Adults With Pharmacoresistant Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
Busch RM, Dalton JE, Jehi L, Ferguson L, Krieger NI, Struck AF, Hermann BP. Busch RM, et al. Neurology. 2023 Jun 6;100(23):e2350-e2359. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207266. Epub 2023 Apr 19. Neurology. 2023. PMID: 37076308 Free PMC article.

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