Epilepsy surgery
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Epilepsy surgery. Low-grade astrocytomas, Oligodendrogliomas, Gangliogliomas, Meningiomas. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Indications: tumours
- Low-grade astrocytomas
- Oligodendrogliomas
- Gangliogliomas
- Meningiomas
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours (DNETs)
Indications: others
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Epilepsy surgical procedures
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Pre-surgical imaging
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Pre-surgical neurophysiology
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Outcomes of epilepsy surgery
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Predictors of good outcome
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Complications
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Acronyms
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References
- Kelly KM, Chung SS. Surgical treatment for refractory epilepsy: review of patient evaluation and surgical options. Epilepsy Res Treat 2011; 2011:303624.
- Duncan JS, Winston GP, Koepp MJ, Ourselin S. Brain imaging in the assessment for epilepsy surgery. Lancet Neurol 2016; 15:420-433.
- Zhang G, Meng D, Liu Y, Yang K, Chen J, Su L, Zhang Z, Chen G. Epileptic zone resection for magnetic resonance imaging-negative refractory epilepsy originating from the primary motor cortex. World Neurosurg 2017; 102:434-441.
- Kim DW, Lee SK, Moon HJ, Jung KY, Chu K, Chung CK. Surgical treatment of nonlesional neocortical epilepsy: long-term longitudinal study. JAMA Neurol 2017; 74:324-331.
- Noe K, Sulc V, Wong-Kisiel L, et al. Long-term outcomes after nonlesional extratemporal lobe epilepsy surgery. JAMA Neurol 2013; 70:1003-1008.
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