Clinical adult outcome 11-30 years after pediatric epilepsy surgery: complications and other surgical adverse events, seizure control, and cure of epilepsy.

Pediatric epilepsy surgery was capable to cure epilepsy in about one half of the children and to significantly control seizures in about three quarters. Long-term success of focal surgery did not depend on surgical age or duration of epilepsy. Surgical adverse events including complications may be underreported and must be assessed more thoroughly.