Publications
New Physician Specialty Code for Epileptologists
We are pleased to announce the implementation of a new physician specialty code, F6, used to indicate the specialty designation for an epileptologist. The new code, created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is the result of a collaborative effort among specialty societies that included submitting a [...]
New Guidelines for Centers
NAEC is thrilled to announce the publication of its 2023 Guidelines for epilepsy centers! An Executive Summary of the 2023 Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers: Report of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Guideline Panel was published online on February 2, 2024, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The complete [...]
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Practices and Safety Among NAEC Epilepsy Centers
A Census Survey (January 2024)https://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050(23)00490-0/fulltext
Associations between testing and treatment pathways in lesional temporal or extratemporal epilepsy: A census survey of NAEC center directors
April 2023 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.17512.
Association Between Characteristics of National Association of Epilepsy Centers and Reported Utilization of Specific Surgical Techniques
February 2023 https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201526
Associations Between Testing and Treatment Pathways in Lesional Temporal or Extratemporal Epilepsy
A Census Survey of NAEC Center Directors (November 2022) https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201526
Epilepsy Center Characteristics and Geographic Region Influence Presurgical Testing in the US
November 2022 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.17452
Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Epilepsy Center Practice in the United States
March 2022 https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000200285
United States Epilepsy Center Characteristics – A Data Analysis From the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
December 2021 https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/WNL.0000000000013130
NAEC Accreditation Process for 2021 — Results from July COVID Survey
NAEC Accreditation Process for 2021 -- Results from July COVID Survey At its July meeting, the NAEC Board made decisions on how to proceed with epilepsy center accreditation for 2021 taking into consideration the impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The NAEC letter on the accreditation process, which will begin [...]
