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Orbitofrontal epilepsy: Electroclinical analysis of surgical cases and literature review [PDF]
, 2004 Clinical and electrographic data were reviewed on 2 of our patients with orbitofrontal epilepsy who were seizure free at 5-year follow-up, and on 2 similar patients from the literature.
Winkler, Peter +4 more
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Acta Epileptologica, 2023 Researchers have widely acknowledged the therapeutic value of epilepsy surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy. Nonetheless, there is a substantial gap in the surgical treatment for appropriate candidates owing to several factors, particularly in the ...
Lixin Cai +14 more
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Neurosurgery for intractable epilepsy in pregnancy: A case report
Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2023 We describe the management of a 39-year-old woman with intractable focal epilepsy whose condition deteriorated during pregnancy and who required emergency neurosurgery.
Claire Behan +8 more
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Surgical Management of Drug Resistant Epilepsy [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2020 Background: Epilepsy is a disease of the brain defined by any of the following conditions: At least 2 unprovoked (or reflex) seizures occurring more than 24 hours apart; One unprovoked (or reflex) seizure with relatively high recurrence risk (i.e., ≥60% (
Ahmed Gabr
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Quality of life after surgery for intractable partial epilepsy in children: A cohort study with controls [PDF]
, 2010 Purpose: Investigate if quality of life (QOL) normalizes on long-term follow-up after surgery for partial epilepsy in children. Methods: This is a cohort study with controls in which a consecutive cohort of nineteen 2-14-year-old children who underwent ...
Ataya N. +8 more
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Epilepsy surgery as a treatment option for select patients with PCDH19-related epilepsy [PDF]
, 2023 •PCDH19 is a common epilepsy gene causing medication resistant epilepsy.•Epilepsy surgery can provide seizure freedom for select patients with a single seizure semiology.•Patients should receive high-quality brain MRI + PET to evaluate for potential ...
Tihan, Tarik +7 more
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Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1984 Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the surgical procedures that have slowly developed over the past 60 years to control or ameliorate epilepsy fall into two groups based upon separate hypotheses. The neurophysiological basis for either type of procedure is not clear. The occurrence of epilepsy is not related solely to the local situation in one
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Epilepsy due to Intracranial Surgery: 15 Years of Experience [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: Epidemiological studies have shown increased incidence of epilepsy in cases of brain trauma, central nervous system infection, cerebrovascular disease (CVD), and brain tumors. Etiology of epilepsy varies according to age.
Ilhan Algin, Demet +7 more
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Research progress on common pathological types of somatic mutation in epilepsy surgery
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023 Epilepsy is a common neurological disease in clinic. Epilepsy caused by structural causes can be cured by surgery, which has been the focus of attention in the field of epilepsy surgery.
LI Zi⁃lin, HU Wen⁃han, ZHANG Kai
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Magnetoencephalography in pediatric epilepsy [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2013 Magnetoencephalography (MEG) records the magnetic field generated by electrical activity of cortical neurons. The signal is not distorted or attenuated, and it is contactless recording that can be performed comfortably even for longer than an hour.
Hunmin Kim, Chun Kee Chung, Hee Hwang
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