Early Access to First-Seizure Clinics, Subsequent Outcomes, and Factors Associated With Attendance
Yingtong Li,
Tianrui Ren,
Michael Burgess
et al.
Abstract:ImportanceFirst-seizure clinics (FSCs) aim to deliver prompt specialist care to patients with new-onset undifferentiated seizure events.ObjectiveTo determine whether FSC attendance and time to FSC are associated with subsequent health care utilization and mortality and to investigate factors associated with FSC nonattendance.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis was a record-linkage, retrospective, cohort study of patients who booked appointments at 2 FSCs between 2007 and 2018. Patients’ records were linked t… Show more
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