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Surgery for childhood epilepsy

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014
Approximately 60% of all patients with epilepsy suffer from focal epilepsy syndromes. In about 15% of these patients, the seizures are not adequately controlled with antiepileptic drugs; such patients are potential candidates for surgical treatment and ...
Sita Jayalakshmi, Manas Panigrahi, Subrat Kumar Nanda, Rammohan Vadapalli   +3 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 Open
Objectives Timely referral and efficient presurgical evaluation are important to optimize postoperative seizure and developmental outcomes in epilepsy surgery patients.
Maurits W. C. B. Sanders, Matyas Ebel, Aswin Chari, Merel Fleumer, Anca M. Vasilica, Maria H. Eriksson, Martin Tisdall, Barbora Splitkova, Anezka Belohlavkova, Willem M. Otte, Floor E. Jansen, J. Helen Cross, Kees P. J. Braun, Pavel Krsek   +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 Open
Objective 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, Meenatchii Shanmugham, Sangeetha Adiyapatham, Zhi En Chan, Zhi Yi Chan, Hua Chan Ling, Jia Yi Shen, Tushar Gosavi, Deidre Anne De Silva, Shih Hui Lim   +9 more
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Facilitators and barriers to neurologist referral of patients for epilepsy surgery evaluation [PDF]

Epilepsia Open
Objective 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, Daniel Hochster, Jessica E. Baker, Alison L. Herman, Nishad Shaheid, Susanna S. O'Kula, Jack M. Parent, Darin B. Zahuranec, Lesli E. Skolarus   +8 more
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Stereo-EEG tailored resection in a child with presumed perinatal post-stroke epilepsy: The complex organization of epileptogenic zone

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, G. Tumminelli, F. Sandrin, C. Vilasi, L. Castana, G. Lo Russo, A. Liava, S. Francione   +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, Francesco Cardinale, Ginevra Giovannelli, Laura Castana, Marco de Curtis, Laura Tassi   +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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Successful Hemispherotomy in a Patient with Encephalopathy with Continuous Spikes and Waves during Sleep Related to Neonatal Thalamic Hemorrhage: A Case Report with Intracranial Electroencephalogram Findings

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, Tohru Okanishi, Toshiki Nozaki, Naoki Ichikawa, Kazuki Sakakura, Mitsuyo Nishimura, Takahiro Yonekawa, Hideo Enoki, Ayataka Fujimoto   +8 more
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Surgical Outcome in Extratemporal Epilepsies Based on Multimodal Pre-Surgical Evaluation and Sequential Intraoperative Electrocorticography

Behavioral Sciences, 2021
Objective: to present the postsurgical outcome of extratemporal epilepsy (ExTLE) patients submitted to preoperative multimodal evaluation and intraoperative sequential electrocorticography (ECoG).
Lilia María Morales Chacón, Judith González González, Martha Ríos Castillo, Sheila Berrillo Batista, Karla Batista García-Ramo, Aisel Santos Santos, Nelson Quintanal Cordero, Marilyn Zaldívar Bermúdez, Randis Garbey Fernández, Bárbara Estupiñan Díaz, Zenaida Hernández Díaz, Juan E. Bender del Busto, Abel Sánchez Coroneux, Margarita M. Báez Martin, Lourdes Lorigados Pedre   +14 more
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Knowledge and awareness toward surgical treatment of epilepsy among medical students at Umm Al-Qura University

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objective: This study aims to evaluate knowledge and awareness toward surgical treatment of epilepsy among medical students at Umm Al-Qura University.
Rami Algahtani, Qamar ALhothaly, Raghd Alabdullah, Omniyh Fatani, Asmaa Alsaeigh, Amal Alamri, Abdullah Tawakul, Jihad Muglan   +7 more
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