Neurology March 2024 PMID 38417090

Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy: Results From the EPISODE Study.

Valérie van Hezik-Wester, Saskia de Groot, Tim Kanters, Louis Wagner, Jacqueline Ardesch, Werner Brouwer, Isaac Corro Ramos, Saskia le Cessie, Matthijs Versteegh, Job van Exel

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51
Peak: 25 in Mar 2024
across 4 sources since Mar 2024

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361,704
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137

Video views

833

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Mar 2024 – Nov 2024

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What people are saying

The collection of social discussions reflects an overall positive reception, with users emphasizing the study's confirmation that seizure dogs can reduce the frequency of seizures and improve quality of life. Words like 'game changer' and 'confirming benefits' show enthusiasm and recognition of the study's significance, while mentions of the evidence being 'Class III' highlight their appreciation for the study’s contribution to clinical understanding.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions strongly support the article's findings, highlighting that seizure dogs are effective in reducing seizure frequency and improving quality of life, with several posts explicitly stating the benefits.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high curiosity and relevance, with mentions of new evidence, clinical implications, and excitement about supporting evidence for seizure dogs, indicating strong engagement with the topic.

EngagementModerate engagement

Many comments reference specific results from the study, such as seizure reduction and increased seizure-free days, and discuss their significance, reflecting deeper engagement beyond surface-level reactions.

ImpactHigh impact

The consensus among posts suggests the publication could influence practice and perceptions about seizure intervention, with phrases like 'confirming benefits' and 'further evidence' indicating high impact on the research and medical community.

Abstract in brief

  • This study investigated whether seizure dogs help people with severe, hard-to-treat epilepsy by tracking seizure frequency, seizure-free days, severity, and quality of life over 36 months.
  • Results showed a 31% reduction in seizures per 28-day period after getting a seizure dog, along with more seizure-free days and improved health-related quality of life, although seizure severity did not change significantly.
  • Overall, the findings suggest that seizure dogs can be an effective intervention for reducing seizures and enhancing well-being in people with refractory epilepsy.

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Neurology Journal
@GreenJournal · X

This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced seizure frequency, increased the number of seizure-free days, and improved quality of life: https://t.co/0c3xbVRyvi #NeuroTwitter https://t.co/isl3Igvgp9

Mar 8, 2024 · 47 likes · 13 shares · 98,086 followers View post →
Neurology Journal
@GreenJournal · X

This study provides Class III evidence that seizure dogs are associated with a decrease in seizure frequency in adult patients with medically refractory epilepsy: https://t.co/0c3xbVRyvi #NeuroTwitter #NeuroX https://t.co/YSwDRw1D71

Nov 11, 2024 · 42 likes · 14 shares · 98,086 followers View post →
Neurology Journal
@GreenJournal · X

Neurology Podcast: Drs. Halley Alexander & Valérie van Hezik-Wester discuss whether people living with severe medically refractory epilepsy benefit from a seizure dog. Listen now: https://t.co/rcYlh4Av4O Article: https://t.co/0c3xbVRyvi #NeuroTwitter @HBAlexanderMD @ESHPM_EUR https://t.co/ys3F1hTl5H

Mar 21, 2024 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 98,086 followers View post →
Neuropediatrics®
@PedNeurol · X

Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy https://t.co/sVw0G7rNxR

Mar 3, 2024 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 287 followers View post →
Dr. Kerri Rodriguez
@KerriRodriguez0 · X

New RCT finds that seizure response dogs reduce seizure frequency, increase the number of seizure-free days, and improve the quality of life of adults with medically refractory epilepsy. https://t.co/1hiEg4WKWJ https://t.co/pSPsBgSQOc

Jul 9, 2024 · 6 likes · 2,736 followers View post →
kot z twarzą jest też na tej innej stronie
@kot_z_twarza · X

Więcej o pieskach pracujących z osobami z padaczką na IG AAN i tu https://t.co/uYkel1lFj9 https://t.co/thB0YtQD7N

Mar 3, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 5,178 followers View post →

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Two Face
@8rq44zt2kk · X

@BuryMeIn208 @keith_mitchem @bucketofzaza @UltraMegaChaddd @ClickingSeason @vylpill Here’s another that says they actually make seizures happen less frequently: https://t.co/Oq9NDQQgMb.

Nov 23, 2024 · 168 followers View post →
Neurology Journal
@GreenJournal · X

This study provides Class III evidence that seizure dogs are associated with a decrease in seizure frequency in adult patients with medically refractory epilepsy: https://t.co/0c3xbVRyvi #NeuroTwitter #NeuroX https://t.co/YSwDRw1D71

Nov 11, 2024 · 42 likes · 14 shares · 98,086 followers View post →
Jose
@Jose82044721745 · X

RT @Montecoya: Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy | Neurology https://t.co/EN0XRvoWJ8

Jul 27, 2024 · 1 share · 560 followers View post →
Sergio Calleja
@Montecoya · X

Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy | Neurology https://t.co/EN0XRvoWJ8

Jul 27, 2024 · 1 share · 5,688 followers View post →
Dr. Kerri Rodriguez
@KerriRodriguez0 · X

New RCT finds that seizure response dogs reduce seizure frequency, increase the number of seizure-free days, and improve the quality of life of adults with medically refractory epilepsy. https://t.co/1hiEg4WKWJ https://t.co/pSPsBgSQOc

Jul 9, 2024 · 6 likes · 2,736 followers View post →
Raising Square Pegs
@RaisingSqrPegs · X

So happy to see a trial confirming that seizure dogs do in fact benefit people with epilepsy. https://t.co/AbdNJIzg7X

Jun 2, 2024 · 650 followers View post →
Not This Little Black Duck
@YoiksAndAway · X

RT @jjjove: Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy. They reduce the frequency of seizures https://t.co/cD…

Apr 8, 2024 · 1 share · 1,955 followers View post →
Pup Fiction
@jjjove · X

Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy. They reduce the frequency of seizures https://t.co/cDO124VPny

Apr 8, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 7,542 followers View post →
James Bogash, DC
@drbogash · X

Uncontrollable Seizures? This helps! https://t.co/WIx6qcQIZu via @YouTube

Mar 23, 2024 · 2 likes · 392 followers View post →
Mari Carmen Porres
@LaPorres · X

RT @GreenJournal: Neurology Podcast: Drs. Halley Alexander & Valérie van Hezik-Wester discuss whether people living with severe medically r…

Mar 21, 2024 · 3 shares · 10,671 followers View post →
Marcus Ng
@spikewhisperer · X

RT @GreenJournal: Neurology Podcast: Drs. Halley Alexander & Valérie van Hezik-Wester discuss whether people living with severe medically r…

Mar 21, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,446 followers View post →
Neurology Journal
@GreenJournal · X

Neurology Podcast: Drs. Halley Alexander & Valérie van Hezik-Wester discuss whether people living with severe medically refractory epilepsy benefit from a seizure dog. Listen now: https://t.co/rcYlh4Av4O Article: https://t.co/0c3xbVRyvi #NeuroTwitter @HBAlexanderMD @ESHPM_EUR https://t.co/ys3F1hTl5H

Mar 21, 2024 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 98,086 followers View post →
Daniel Montero
@ndanmontero · X

El convivir con perros entrenados disminuye las convulsiones y mejora distintas variables en pacientes con epilepsia. en Service Dogs Lead to Fewer Seizures in Resistant Epilepsy https://t.co/PH2AYvNFQw de Neurology March 26, 2024 issue https://t.co/9qyQkvMUGC

Mar 16, 2024 · 1 like · 4,680 followers View post →
Elma Paredes Aragón
@elmaparedes9 · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 9, 2024 · 13 shares · 1,136 followers View post →
EPISODE
@EPISODEstudie · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 9, 2024 · 13 shares · 57 followers View post →
Marcus Ng
@spikewhisperer · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 9, 2024 · 13 shares · 1,446 followers View post →
Junaid Ansari
@juneuromd · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 9, 2024 · 13 shares · 8,441 followers View post →
miriam guerra
@21miriam · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 9, 2024 · 13 shares · 45 followers View post →
Sebastian G. Quiñonez Ampudia
@QuinonezSebas · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 9, 2024 · 13 shares · 110 followers View post →
Michael P.H. Stanley
@MphStanley · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 8, 2024 · 13 shares · 854 followers View post →
nada que selebrar
@desselebrada · X

RT @GreenJournal: This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced s…

Mar 8, 2024 · 13 shares · 9,424 followers View post →
Neurology Journal
@GreenJournal · X

This study found that partnering of people living with severe medically refractory #epilepsy with a seizure dog reduced seizure frequency, increased the number of seizure-free days, and improved quality of life: https://t.co/0c3xbVRyvi #NeuroTwitter https://t.co/isl3Igvgp9

Mar 8, 2024 · 47 likes · 13 shares · 98,086 followers View post →
mrs mucha
@mucha_mrs · X

Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy | Neurology https://t.co/Anyki1q98o

Mar 6, 2024 · 127 followers View post →
_a_simple_M3
@_a_simple_M3 · X

RT @kot_z_twarza: Więcej o pieskach pracujących z osobami z padaczką na IG AAN i tu https://t.co/uYkel1lFj9 https://t.co/thB0YtQD7N

Mar 3, 2024 · 1 share · 379 followers View post →
kot z twarzą jest też na tej innej stronie
@kot_z_twarza · X

Więcej o pieskach pracujących z osobami z padaczką na IG AAN i tu https://t.co/uYkel1lFj9 https://t.co/thB0YtQD7N

Mar 3, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 5,178 followers View post →
PICEN2
@EpilepsyPlus · X

RT @PedNeurol: Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy https://t.co/sVw0G7rNxR

Mar 3, 2024 · 3 shares · 173 followers View post →
Hernando Alvis, MD
@AlvisMD · X

RT @PedNeurol: Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy https://t.co/sVw0G7rNxR

Mar 3, 2024 · 3 shares · 232 followers View post →
Marcus Ng
@spikewhisperer · X

RT @PedNeurol: Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy https://t.co/sVw0G7rNxR

Mar 3, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,446 followers View post →
Neuropediatrics®
@PedNeurol · X

Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy https://t.co/sVw0G7rNxR

Mar 3, 2024 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 287 followers View post →
Rachel Lyall
@Mrs_R_Lyall · X

https://t.co/hw0pBDx4zf

Mar 1, 2024 · 134 followers View post →
Abdallah Abbas
@Abdallah_Abbas3 · X

Study evaluates seizure dogs for people with severe medically refractory epilepsy, showing reduction in seizure frequency and improved quality of life. #epilepsy #seizuredogs https://t.co/NfZyFTyf2m

Mar 1, 2024 · 341 followers View post →