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. 2020 Jun 5;111:107211. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107211

Table 1.

Results of the survey.

Survey items n (%)
Age group of the respondents
 25–35 yo 5 (7.5)
 35–45 yo 26 (39.4)
 45–55 yo 21 (31.8)
 > 55 yo 14 (21.2)
Epilepsy clinic
 Monographic epilepsy clinic 53 (80.3)
 No monographic epilepsy clinic 13 (19.7)
Direct care to patients with COVID-19 in addition to their neurology tasks
 Yes 25 (37.9)
 No 41 (62.1)
Number of patients with epilepsy attended per week
 < 10 4 (6.1)
 10 to 20 patients 23 (34.8)
 > 20 patients 39 (59)



Video-EEG available as a diagnostic tool in their facilities 56 (84.4)
Changes in antiseizure medications (type or dose) during visits
 Less frequently than during onsite visits 42(63.6)
 Similar frequency to onsite visits 24 (36.4)
Duration of remote visits
 Shorter time than onsite visits 37 (56.1)
 Similar time than onsite visits 24 (36.4)
 Longer time than onsite visits 5 (7.6)
Administrative support to organize remote visits
 Support 35 (53)
 Self-organization 31 (47)
Technical difficulties to communicate with the patients
 Sometimes 22 (33.3)
 Frequently 5 (7.6)
 Never 6 (9.1)
 Rarely 33 (50)
Future teleneurology visits for patients with epilepsy
 Convinced to use in telemedicine 22 (33.3)
 Open to telematic visits in the future 34 (51.52)
 Preferred face-to-face visits 6 (9.1)