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Feasibility of using an online tool to assess appropriateness for an epilepsy surgery evaluation.

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Objectives

To examine the applicability of applying an online tool to determine the appropriateness of referral for an epilepsy surgical evaluation and to determine whether appropriateness scores are concordant with the clinical judgment of epilepsy specialists.

Methods

We prospectively applied the tool in 107 consecutive patients with focal epilepsy seen in an epilepsy outpatient clinic. Variables collected included seizure type, epilepsy duration, seizure frequency, seizure severity, number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) tried, AED-related side effects, and the results of investigations. Appropriateness ratings were then compared with retrospectively collected information concerning whether a surgical evaluation had been considered.

Results

Thirty-nine patients (36.4%) were rated as appropriate for an epilepsy surgical evaluation, all of whom had adequately tried 2 or more appropriate AEDs. The majority of patients (84.6%) rated as appropriate had previously been considered or referred for an epilepsy surgical evaluation. Tool feasibility of use was high, with the exception of assessing whether previous AED trials had been adequate and discrepancies between physician and patient reports of AED side effects.

Conclusions

Our evidence-based, online clinical decision tool is easily applied and able to determine whether patients with focal epilepsy are appropriate for a surgical evaluation. Future validation of this tool will require application in clinical practice and assessment of potential improvements in patient outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Roberts JI

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4153845 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Feasibility of using an online tool to assess appropriateness for an epilepsy surgery evaluation.

Roberts Jodie I JI Hrazdil Chantelle C Wiebe Samuel S Sauro Khara K Hanson Alexandra A Federico Paolo P Pillay Neelan N Murphy William W Vautour Michelle M Jetté Nathalie N

Neurology 20140808 10

<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine the applicability of applying an online tool to determine the appropriateness of referral for an epilepsy surgical evaluation and to determine whether appropriateness scores are concordant with the clinical judgment of epilepsy specialists.<h4>Methods</h4>We prospectively applied the tool in 107 consecutive patients with focal epilepsy seen in an epilepsy outpatient clinic. Variables collected included seizure type, epilepsy duration, seizure frequency, seizure seve ...[more]

PMID: 25107882

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Feasibility of using an online tool to assess appropriateness for an epilepsy surgery evaluation.

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Feasibility of using an online tool to assess appropriateness for an epilepsy surgery evaluation.

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