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Review
. 2019 Dec 27:10:257.
doi: 10.25259/SNI_417_2019. eCollection 2019.

An update on pediatric surgical epilepsy: Part I

Nisha Gadgil  1 , Melissa A LoPresti  1 , Matthew Muir  1 , Jeffrey M Treiber  1 , Marc Prablek  1 , Patrick J Karas  1 , Sandi K Lam  2
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An update on pediatric surgical epilepsy: Part I

Nisha Gadgil et al. Surg Neurol Int. .

Abstract

Epilepsy affects many children worldwide, with drug-resistant epilepsy affecting 20-40% of all children with epilepsy. This carries a significant burden for patients and their families and is strongly correlated with poor cognitive outcomes, depression, anxiety, developmental delay, and impaired activities of daily living. For this reason, we sought to explore the role of pediatric epilepsy surgery and provide an overview of the factors contributing to epilepsy surgery planning and execution. We review the necessary preoperative evaluations, surgical indications, planning considerations, and surgical options to provide a clear pathway in the evaluation and planning of pediatric epilepsy surgery.

Keywords: Drug-resistant epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Pediatric.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Flowchart demonstrating strategies in the surgical management of drug-resistant epilepsy. The goal of epilepsy surgery can range from curative to palliative, with various available techniques to achieve a range of seizure outcome.
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