By Kristina Malmgren, Sallie Baxendale, J. Helen Cross
ISBN-10: 3319177826
ISBN-13: 9783319177823
ISBN-10: 3319177834
ISBN-13: 9783319177830
This ebook presents a entire, rigorous evaluation of the long term consequence literature in epilepsy surgical procedure in either adults and kids. every one bankruptcy examines the long term end result literature in a separate area; masking seizure keep watch over, social, vocational/educational and psychiatric results. habit and cognition also are mentioned. The medical predictors of excellent and undesirable results in every one area are defined and the gaps in present wisdom are highlighted. Separate chapters learn the methodological demanding situations linked to long term final result reviews and the certain issues linked to expert consent during this inhabitants.
Long-Term results of Epilepsy surgical procedure in Adults and Children is vital examining for all individuals of multidisciplinary epilepsy surgical procedure groups, together with neurosurgeons, neurologists and neuropsychologists; it is going to let those groups to guidance sufferers and oldsters who're contemplating epilepsy surgical procedure as a healing option.
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Long-term surgical outcomes of temporal lobe epilepsy associated with low-grade brain tumors. Cancer. 2009;115(24):5771–9. 44. Foldvary N, Nashold B, Mascha E, Thompson EA, Lee N, McNamara JO, et al. Seizure outcome after temporal lobectomy for temporal lobe epilepsy: a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Neurology. 2000;54(3):630–4. 45. Di Gennaro G, Casciato S, D’Aniello A, De Risi M, Quarato PP, Mascia A, et al. Serial postoperative awake and sleep EEG and long-term seizure outcome after anterior temporal lobectomy for hippocampal sclerosis.
1, the curves are remarkably similar, with most relapses in the first 5 years and then some flattening of the gradient. The similarity between the curves from three large single-center series from three continents indicates that although factors such as referral or selection bias and differences in presurgical evaluation or surgical procedures may influence outcomes, there are in these patient populations common underlying risks for relapse. 0 Years Site London Melbourne Philadelphia Fig. 1 Kaplan-Meier curve for continuous seizure freedom (allowing auras) after temporal lobe resection for hippocampal sclerosis.
1, the curves are remarkably similar, with most relapses in the first 5 years and then some flattening of the gradient. The similarity between the curves from three large single-center series from three continents indicates that although factors such as referral or selection bias and differences in presurgical evaluation or surgical procedures may influence outcomes, there are in these patient populations common underlying risks for relapse. 0 Years Site London Melbourne Philadelphia Fig. 1 Kaplan-Meier curve for continuous seizure freedom (allowing auras) after temporal lobe resection for hippocampal sclerosis.