title: Outcome-centered antiepileptic therapy: Rate, rhythm and relief.: Implementing AAN Epilepsy Quality Measures in clinical practice.
abstract: Clinicians who manage patients with epilepsy are expected to assess the relevance of clinical trial results to their practice, integrate new treatments into the care algorithm, and implement epilepsy quality measures, with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes. A disease-based clinical framework that helps with choice and combinations of interventions facilitates provision of efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality care. This article addresses the current conceptual framework that informs clinical evaluation of epilepsy, explores gaps between development of treatment options, quality measures and clinical goals, and proposes an outcome-centered approach that bridges these gaps with the aim of improving patient and population-level clinical outcomes in epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Cyberonics, USA; 100 Cyberonics Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, USA. Electronic address: oneill_dcruz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: O'Neill
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019468:Disease Management; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055536:Vagus Nerve Stimulation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants
keywords: Antiepileptic drugs; Outcomes; Quality of life; Seizures; Vagus nerve stimulation