Implementing an epilepsy surgery center. Initial experience at a university hospital in Brazil [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2017 Epilepsy is a serious neurological condition, often without a full and effective treatment. In some cases, surgery is beneficial, despite being underused.
Gabriel Pereira Escudeiro +5 more
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What determines the timing of epilepsy surgery in children with cortical malformations and low‐grade epilepsy‐associated tumors? [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenObjectives Timely referral and efficient presurgical evaluation are important to optimize postoperative seizure and developmental outcomes in epilepsy surgery patients.
Maurits W. C. B. Sanders +13 more
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Why patients say no: Patient barriers to epilepsy surgery among patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy in Singapore [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenObjective Epilepsy surgery is globally underutilized due to disease‐, system‐, and patient‐related barriers. These barriers are suboptimally understood in Asia. Patient‐related barriers are of particular interest because they are culture‐specific and may
Zhibin Tan +9 more
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The landscape of epilepsy surgery in older adults: Challenges and opportunities. [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenPunia V.
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Facilitators and barriers to neurologist referral of patients for epilepsy surgery evaluation [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenObjective Epilepsy surgery offers a potential cure for drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE), yet surgery is underutilized. An estimated 5% of patients with DRE undergo long‐term EEG monitoring (LTM) annually, the requisite first step of evaluation for surgical ...
Chloé E. Hill +8 more
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Implementing intraoperative high-density electrocorticography during epilepsy surgery. [PDF]
EpilepsiaSchaft EV +10 more
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Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2023 Introduction: Only a few studies have focused on tailored resection in post-stroke epilepsy, in which hemispherectomy and hemispherotomy are the most recognized treatments. Case description: We describe the case of a patient with drug-resistant, presumed
D. Chiarello +7 more
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Is the anatomical lesion always guilty?: A case report
Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2022 During a presurgical workup, when discordant structural and electroclinical localization is identified, further evaluation with invasive EEG is often necessary.
Veronica Pelliccia +5 more
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Factors associated with seizure and cognitive outcomes after epilepsy surgery for low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumors in children [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2020 Low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumors (LEATs) are responsible for drug-resistant chronic focal epilepsy, and are the second-most common reason for epilepsy surgery in children.
Ara Ko, Joon Soo Lee
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Brain Sciences, 2021 Neonatal thalamic hemorrhage is a strong risk factor for developing encephalopathy with continuous spikes and waves during sleep (ECSWS), even when not accompanied by widespread cortical destruction.
Shimpei Baba +8 more
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