Surgery in intractable epilepsy-physicians' recommendations and patients' decisions.
Roman DavidsAlexander B KowskiHans-Joachim MeenckeFrank OltmannsChristoph DehnickeUlf C SchneiderMartin HoltkampPublished in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2020)
During and after presurgical evaluation, patients with intractable focal epilepsy declined resections and intracranial EEGs, as recommended by their epileptologists, in almost 20% and 50% of cases. This calls for early and thorough counseling of patients on risks and benefits of epilepsy surgery. Future prospective studies should ask patients in depth for specific reasons why they decline their physicians' recommendations.
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