Health resource utilization among US veterans with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A comparison before and after video-EEG monitoring

Highlights • We compared health resource utilization before and after video-EEG monitoring. • Utilization of outpatient visits related to psychogenic seizures was decreased. • Utilization of antiepileptic drugs related to psychogenic seizures was decreased. • Utilization of outpatient visits not rel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epilepsy research 2015-08, Vol.114, p.114-121
Hauptverfasser:	Nunez-Wallace, Karen R, Murphey, Dona K, Proto, Daniel, Collins, Robert L, Franks, Romay, Chachere, D. Michael, Chen, David K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age of Onset Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Cost of Illness Electroencephalography Female Health care resource utilization Health Resources - economics Health Resources - utilization Humans Male Mental Disorders - complications Middle Aged Neurology Prospective Studies Pseudoseizures Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Psychophysiologic Disorders - diagnosis Seizures - diagnosis Seizures - economics Seizures - therapy Socioeconomic Factors Treatment Outcome United States Veterans Video-EEG monitoring
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We compared health resource utilization before and after video-EEG monitoring. • Utilization of outpatient visits related to psychogenic seizures was decreased. • Utilization of antiepileptic drugs related to psychogenic seizures was decreased. • Utilization of outpatient visits not related to psychogenic seizures was increased. • We observed a trend toward increased utilization of psychiatric outpatient visits.
ISSN:	0920-1211 1872-6844
DOI:	10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.05.002