Abstract Rationale A First Seizure/New Onset Epilepsy (FS/NOE) protocol was implemented
to ensure proper evaluation by an epileptologist and improve overall care for patients. We …

Background and Objectives Accurate and reliable seizure data are essential for evaluating
treatment strategies and tracking the quality of care in epilepsy clinics. This quality …

The Clinical Epilepsia Prize for 2016 is being awarded to Mercimek-Mahmutoglu et al. for
their paper “Diagnostic yield of genetic testing in epileptic encephalopathy in childhood,” …

OBJECTIVE: To assess direct healthcare resource utilization and costs in treatment-
adherent adult patients with epilepsy who experience breakthrough seizures treated in the …

Introduction First seizure diagnosis may be delayed due to financial, geographical or social
barriers to healthcare, or misdiagnosis with differentials including syncope or stroke …

Association of Levels of Specialized Care With Risk of Premature Mortality in Patients With
Epilepsy Lowerison MW, Josephson CB, Jetté N, et al. JAMA Neurol. 2019; 76: 1352-1358 …

Seizure freedom is the goal for patients who experience seizures and the physicians and
treatment teams who provide care for these patients. In 2017, the American Academy of …

The global burden of epilepsy is huge. In 2016, 45· 9 million people worldwide were
reported to have epilepsy, and epilepsy accounted for 126 055 deaths and 13· 5 million …

Objective Epilepsy is largely a treatable condition with antiseizure medication (ASM). Recent
national administrative claims data suggest one third of newly diagnosed adult epilepsy …

Background Current guidelines set clinical standards for the management of suspected first
seizures and epilepsy. We aimed to assess if these standards are being met across first …