2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic

Seizure Severity in Medically Treated Pediatric Epilepsy Patients (N = 85)
2009 – 2010
LSSS Score
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Neurological Institute
Initial Follow-up
Visit
Seizure Severity
Score
Improved
In the pediatric age group, the LSSS also showed a significant improvement from the initial visit to the last follow-up in
patients treated with medications alone (reduction in mean LSSS from 36.4 (± 2.6 s.e. of the mean) to 21.5 (± 2.6 s.e.)
(P < 0.0001)). N = the number of patients with greater than three months of follow-up. Mean duration of follow-up was
6.8 months.
Seizure Frequency in Medically Treated Pediatric Epilepsy Patients (N = 120)
2009 – 2010
Cleveland Clinic
Responder Rate (≥ 50% reduction in seizure frequency) 61%
Percent Seizure-free at 6 Months 44%
Percent Seizure-free at 12 Months 53%
Pediatric patients also saw a reduction in seizure frequency: 61 percent of the patients seen from 2009 through 2010 had
a 50 percent or greater reduction in seizure frequency. N = 120 patients with mean duration of follow-up of 5.3 months.
Forty-four percent became completely seizure-free at six months of follow-up after their initial visit.
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