Adam P. Ostendorf

TL;DR: Morbidity and mortality may be avoided with rapid, effective treatment of status epilepticus, and implementation techniques and quality improvement methodologies may provide avenues for improving outcomes in SE.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compile known significant barriers to epilepsy surgery, originating from both patient/family-related factors and physician/health system components, including individual and epilepsy characteristics which bias towards continued preferential use of poorly effective medications, as well as patient perspectives and misconceptions of surgical risks and benefits.

TL;DR: Emerging evidence suggests that complete callosotomy provides greater improvement in seizures without additional side effects, and cannabidiol has emerged as a promising investigational therapy with vast social interest yet lacks a standard, approved formulation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the financial effect of epilepsy on society and review emerging strategies to lessen health care use for individuals with epilepsy and provide several approaches through which health care providers may address these concerns.

TL;DR: Children with status epilepticus were treated with benzodiazepines more rapidly and effectively following implementation of QI methodology, which reduced utilization of critical care and mitigated hospital charges.