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Epilepsy surgery in stroke-related epilepsy

Seizure, 2021
To provide a descriptive analysis on the presurgical evaluation and surgical management of a cohort of patients with stroke related epilepsy (SRE).We retrospectively examined the clinical characteristics, results of non-invasive and invasive presurgical evaluation, surgical management and outcome of consecutive patients with drug-resistant SRE in our ...
Miguel A, Arévalo-Astrada   +11 more
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Surgery for Epilepsy

Neurologic Clinics, 1985
Despite important advances in the treatment of epilepsy over the past several decades, many patients remain uncontrolled. Partial complex (psychomotor) seizures are the largest problem, with less than two thirds of patients successfully managed despite optimal medication use. In these situations, various surgical procedures may be helpful, depending on
D D, Spencer, S S, Spencer
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THE SURGERY OF EPILEPSY

Neurosurgery, 2008
The idea of surgical treatment for epilepsy is not new. However, widespread use and general acceptance of this treatment has only been achieved during the past three decades. A crucial step in this direction was the development of video electroencephalographic monitoring.
Johannes, Schramm, Hans, Clusmann
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Surgery for epilepsy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015
Focal epilepsies are caused by a malfunction of nerve cells localised in one part of one cerebral hemisphere. In studies, estimates of the number of individuals with focal epilepsy who do not become seizure-free despite optimal drug therapy vary according to the age of the participants and which focal epilepsies are included, but have been reported as ...
Siobhan, West   +7 more
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Epilepsy surgery

Practical Neurology, 2019
Epilepsy surgery offers the chance of seizure remission for the 30%–40% of patients with focal epilepsy whose seizures continue despite anti-epileptic medications. Epilepsy surgery encompasses curative resective procedures, palliative techniques such as corpus callosotomy and implantation of stimulation devices. Pre-surgical evaluation aims to identify
Fergus, Rugg-Gunn   +2 more
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Advances in Epilepsy Surgery

Pediatric Neurology, 2021
A large number of patients have epilepsy that is intractable and adversely affects a child's lifelong experience with addition societal burden that is disabling and expensive. The last two decades have seen a major explosion of new antiseizure medication options. Despite these advances, children with epilepsy continue to have intractable seizures.
Fernando N. Galan   +2 more
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Surgery for Epilepsy

Pediatric Annals, 2006
Epilepsy surgery in general is viewed with many misconceptions about its safety and efficacy, and it is an under-used modality worldwide. This deficiency is particularly relevant to children, who stand to benefit the most from early remission of seizures and elimination of the need for potentially toxic AEDs.
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