United States Epilepsy Center Characteristics: A Data Analysis From the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.
Adam P OstendorfStephanie M AhrensFred Alexander LadoSusan T ArnoldShasha BaiMeriem K Bensalem OwenKevin E ChapmanDave F ClarkeMariah EisnerNathan B FountainJohanna M GrayJennifer L HoppEllen RikerStephan U SchueleBarbara V SmallSusan T HermanPublished in: Neurology (2021)
During the study period, the availability of specialty epilepsy care in the U.S. improved as the NAEC implemented its accreditation program. Surgical case complexity increased while aggregate surgical volume remained stable or declined across most procedure types, with a corresponding decline in cases per center. This article describes recent data trends and current state of resources and practice across NAEC member centers and identifies several future directions for driving systematic improvements in epilepsy care.