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Review
. 2015 Dec;31(12):2225-33.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2869-1. Epub 2015 Aug 18.

Pre-operative evaluation in pediatric patients with cortical dysplasia

Elia M Pestana Knight  1 , Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez  2 , Ajay Gupta  2
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Review

Pre-operative evaluation in pediatric patients with cortical dysplasia

Elia M Pestana Knight et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Introduction: Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is an important cause of refractory seizures and catastrophic epilepsy in infants and children who had epilepsy surgery.

Aims of the review: This manuscript will discuss age-related unique clinical characteristics in evaluation of infants and young children because the understanding of these age-related features is critical in selecting children who can benefit from epilepsy surgery. In addition, we will review the non-invasive tools available for the presurgical evaluation of children with FCD and their individual contribution to the formulation of the presurgical hypothesis.

Keywords: Epileptic syndrome; Epileptogenic zone; Focal cortical dysplasia; Pediatric epilepsy presurgical evaluation.

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