People with epilepsy (PWE) face difficulties in employment. Hong Kong depends heavily on tertiary industry and enjoys a low unemployment rate. However, there have been rare reports on employment of PWE in Hong Kong. We aimed at (1) investigating the employment status among PWE; (2) correlating demographic and clinical factors with employment status of PWE; and (3) describing the self-perceived impact of epilepsy on employment and their correlations with employment status.
Understand Epilepsy
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腦癇症是香港最常見的腦科病之一,每20人當中有1人在一生中有腦癇發作,任何年齡及階層人士都有機會患有腦癇症。
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There are millions of brain nerve cells in our cerebral cortex, and under normal circumstances, each cell carries a very…
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Causes of epilepsy can be unknown, congenital and acquired. Brain structure and disease-related problems.
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People who are being treated by physician, such as taking anti-epileptic drug treatment…
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Seizure trigger (precipitating factor) is the condition that make patients with epilepsy more prone to seizures attack.
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Some patients will feel some symptoms (auras) before the onset of seizure attack. It varies from person to person and lasts for…