2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic

Emergency Room Visits in Surgically Treated Pediatric Epilepsy Patients (N = 65)
2009 – 2010
Number of ER Visits
1.0
0.5
0
Neurological Institute
Before After
Surgery
Although not statistically significant, there was a reduction in the frequency of emergency room visits, from a mean
of 0.22 emergency room visits (± 0.07) in the three months preceding the initial visit to 0.05 (± 0.07) at last
follow-up visit (P = 0.11). N = pediatric patients with greater than three months of follow-up. Mean duration of
follow-up was 10.5 months.
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