2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic
2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic
2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic
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Epilepsy<br />
Adult Epilepsy: Effect of Treatment on Anxiety<br />
Improvement in Anxiety Symptoms in Surgically Treated Patients (N = 91)<br />
2009 – <strong>2010</strong><br />
GAD-7 Score<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Before After<br />
Surgery<br />
Anxiety<br />
Improved<br />
Anxiety was assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (GAD-7), a patient-completed validated measure<br />
screening for symptoms of anxiety. The mean GAD-7 score improved from 6.2 (± 0.6) before surgery to 4.7 (± 0.6) at<br />
the last follow-up visit in patients who underwent epilepsy surgery (P = 0.09). The standard box plots reflect the median<br />
and the 25th and 75th quartiles. N = adult epilepsy patients with greater than six months of follow-up. Mean duration of<br />
follow-up was 11.7 months.<br />
<strong>Outcomes</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
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