Presurgical Evaluation Of Medically Intractable Epilepsy

Presurgical Evaluation Strategies for Intractable …

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For children who continue to experience seizures despite treatment with antiseizure medications, epilepsy surgery can be considered. The goals of the presurgical evaluation are to determine the best surgical approach to render a good outcome. In patients with drug resistant focal epilepsy, the epileptogenic zone defines the minimal brain volume ...

Medical Intractable Epilepsy: Preoperative Evaluation

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Epilepsy, defined as recurrent, spontaneous, unprovoked seizures, affects up to 5% of the population worldwide, which is about 65 million people throughout the …

Presurgical evaluation of epilepsy | Brain | Oxford Academic

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An overview of the following six cortical zones that have been defined in the presurgical evaluation of candidates for epilepsy surgery is given: the ... Cortical …

Surgical Management of Intractable Epilepsy - Practical …

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Presurgical Evaluation Strategies for Intractable Epilepsy …

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An essential part of the presurgical work up is accurate localization of the EZ. The mainstay of the initial evaluation includes scalp interictal EEG, MRI with epilepsy …

Stereoelectroencephalography: Interpretation - PubMed

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Intracranial EEG has been in use for more than 50 years in the presurgical evaluation of patients with medically intractable focal epilepsy. The stereoelectroencephalography …

Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Epilepsy - LWW

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The presurgical evaluation of patients with medically refractory seizures is critical in the preparation of the patient for epilepsy surgery. The main objectives of this presurgical …

Epilepsy surgery | Practical Neurology

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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 …

Surgical treatment of epilepsy: principles and presurgical …

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Presurgical evaluation should be conducted by a specialized multidisciplinary team. Conclusion: Several diagnostic measures and investigations involved in epilepsy surgery …

Medically intractable, localization-related epilepsy with …

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Purpose: High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a crucial role in the presurgical evaluation of patients with medically refractory partial epilepsy. Although …