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Advanced Neurology Artificial intelligence in epilepsy education

of seizures and delays in diagnosis and treatment. In programs and resources to better equip neurologists in
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educational settings, there is a pressing need for well- effectively managing epilepsy. 19
designed teaching units on epilepsy that encompass basic Epilepsy awareness faces numerous challenges globally,
knowledge, neuronal processes, and first aid measures. significantly impacting the quality of life for individuals with
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However, challenges such as accommodating students epilepsy. Misconceptions and stigma are rampant, with
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with epilepsy in the classroom, ensuring adequate epilepsy often misunderstood as a psychiatric or contagious
preparation time, and preventing anxiety among students disease in various regions, further complicating access to
must be addressed. In addition, children and adolescents appropriate care and treatment. Stigma manifests in several
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with epilepsy often face emotional, cognitive, and social forms – internalized, interpersonal, and institutional –
challenges that impact their school experience, leading to creating significant barriers for patients and preventing
learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, spelling disorders, them from seeking help and fully participating in society.
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and dyscalculia. For healthcare professionals, particularly In addition, barriers to care are intensified by economic,
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pediatric neurologists, significant challenges include language, and technological challenges, particularly in
integrating guidelines into practice, identifying epilepsy low- and middle-income countries where 80% of epilepsy
events, incorporating genetic testing, and transitioning patients reside. These barriers lead to delays in diagnosis
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from pediatric to adult care – all of which require targeted and treatment, resulting in many individuals with epilepsy
educational interventions. Moreover, people with epilepsy not receiving optimal seizure control or access to necessary
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in low- and middle-income countries face substantial surgical options. Furthermore, awareness and research
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barriers to quality care, including language, economic, and on epilepsy-related deaths, such as sudden unexpected
technological barriers, that further complicate educational death in epilepsy (SUDEP), are still evolving, highlighting
efforts. Addressing these multifaceted challenges requires the need for more comprehensive practices among health
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a comprehensive approach that includes public education, professionals to enhance prevention and epidemiological
specialized training for healthcare providers, and tailored surveillance. Overall, enhancing epilepsy awareness
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educational programs in schools to improve the overall requires a multifaceted approach involving education,
management and quality of life for individuals with policy reform, and community support to dismantle the
epilepsy. barriers faced by these patients. Figure 1 illustrates the
Epilepsy education for neurologists faces several distribution of publications across various regions globally,
challenges, as highlighted by various studies. A significant highlighting efforts in AI-driven epilepsy education
issue is the limited evidence base for treating seizures in
adults with neurodevelopmental disorders, complicating 4. Transforming education with
the management of epilepsy in this population. This AI: Personalized learning, enhanced
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challenge is exacerbated by higher rates of physical instruction, and professional development
and psychiatric comorbidities, polypharmacy, and in healthcare
neuropsychiatric side effects of medications, necessitating
a nuanced treatment approach that lacks robust Level 1 AI is transforming the educational landscape by enhancing
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evidence. In addition, while achieving seizure freedom learning, teaching, and administration methods.
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is a primary goal, many neurologists lack confidence in AI-powered adaptive learning mechanisms personalize
optimizing the dosing of ASMs in combination therapies, education by constructing tailored educational pathways
as evidenced by a continuing medical education (CME) based on student performance data, which enhances
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certified activity that showed only a minimal educational overall engagement and academic achievements.
effect in this area. Another barrier is the underutilization AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, have opened new
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of epilepsy surgery, despite its recognition as a valid early possibilities for educational practices, allowing teachers to
intervention. Many physicians refer patients for surgery create study materials, presentation media, and evaluation
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only after the failure of multiple ASMs, often due to an tracks with greater ease and efficacy while facilitating
overestimation of surgical risks and inadequate healthcare personalized learning tailored to each student’s unique
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resources. Furthermore, there is a gap in pre-service needs.
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and ongoing education about epilepsy, including first- AI applications in education, such as chatbots, learning
aid measures and neuronal processes. Enhancing this analytics, and intelligent tutoring systems, enable data-
education could significantly improve the quality of life for driven decision-making and streamline administration,
individuals with epilepsy if better integrated into medical although they also raise ethical dilemmas. In general,
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education. These multifaceted challenges underscore AI in education presents new opportunities to improve
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the need for comprehensive, evidence-based educational learning outcomes for students, preparing them to succeed

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