The long-term outcomes of epilepsy surgery.

Midhun MohanSimon KellerAndrew NicolsonShubhabrata BiswasDavid SmithJibril Osman FarahPaul EldridgeUdo Wieshmann

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The vast majority of patients who were not seizure free experienced at least a substantial and long-lasting reduction in seizure frequency. A positive long-term outcome after epilepsy surgery is possible for many patients and especially those with hippocampal sclerosis or those who had anterior temporal lobe resections.

Keyphrases

temporal lobe epilepsy
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
surgical site infection
patient reported