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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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Screening Routine Clinical Notes for Epilepsy Surgery Candidates Using Large Language Models. [PDF]

Ann Clin Transl Neurol
ABSTRACT Objective Epilepsy surgery is severely underutilized despite proven efficacy, with substantial under‐referral of eligible patients in routine clinical practice. This study evaluated the potential role of large language models (LLMs) as decision‐support tools for screening unstructured clinical notes to identify epilepsy surgery candidates and ...
Fennig U, Amir N, Schiller M, Loebenstein R, Nissan J, Boxer M, Gofrit SG, Goshen G, Beniczky S, Maggio N.   +9 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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Resective Epilepsy Surgery, QUality of life and Economic evaluation (RESQUE): the change in quality of life after resective epilepsy surgery–protocol for a multicentre, prospective cohort study

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Resective epilepsy surgery is often seen as a last resort when treating drug-resistant epilepsy. Positive results on quality of life (QoL) and economic benefits after surgery argue for a less restrictive attitude towards epilepsy surgery for
Sander van Kuijk, Ghislaine A P G van Mastrigt, Govert Hoogland, Kim Rijkers, Jim Dings, Sandra M A van der Salm, Ilse E C W van Straaten, Julia T F Kellenaers, Olaf E M G Schijns, Marielle C G Vlooswijk, Louis G L Wagner, Sander Idema, Marian H J M Majoie   +12 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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Standardized reporting of complications of epilepsy surgery and invasive monitoring: A single-center retrospective study [PDF]

, 2022
Objective: Monitoring adverse effects related to epilepsy surgery is essential for quality control and for counseling patients prior to the procedure. The aim of this study was to analyze the rates of complications related to epilepsy surgery following ...
Nawfal, Omar, Farhat, Sahar, Najjar, Marwan W., Beydoun, Ahmad A., Chanbour, Hani, Bsat, Shadi Abdelatif   +5 more
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