The Burden of Severely Drug-Refractory Epilepsy: A Comparative Longitudinal Evaluation of Mortality, Morbidity, Resource Use, and Cost Using German Health Insurance Data

The Burden of Severely Drug-Refractory Epilepsy: A Comparative Longitudinal Evaluation of Mortality, Morbidity, Resource Use, and Cost Using German Health Insurance Data

PurposeTo evaluate long-term outcome of three years and treatment patterns of patients suffering from severely drug-refractory epilepsy (SDRE).MethodsThis analysis was population-based and retrospective, with data collected from four million individuals insured by statutory German health insurance....

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Main Authors: Adam Strzelczyk, Claudia Griebel, Wolfram Lux, Felix Rosenow, Jens-Peter Reese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
seizure
morbidity
epidemiology
population-based
secondary data analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00712/full

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