Defining benchmark outcomes for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: A global multicenter analysis of 1119 cases.
Richard DrexlerFranz L RicklefsSharona Ben-HaimAnna RadaFriedrich WörmannThomas CloppenborgChristian G BienMatthias SimonThilo KalbhennAlbert ColonKim RijkersOlaf SchijnsValeri BorgerRainer SurgesHartmut VatterMichele RizziMarco de CurtisGiuseppe DidatoNicoló CastelliAlexandre CarpentierBertrand MathonClarissa Lin YasudaFernando CendesPoodipedi Sarat ChandraManjari TripathiHans ClusmannDaniel DelevMarc GuenotClaire HaegelenHelene CatenoixJohannes D LangHajo M HamerSebastian BrandnerKatrin WaltherJason Scott HauptmanRosalind L JeffreeJosua KegeleEliane WeinbrennerGeorgios NarosJulia VelzNiklaus KrayenbühlJulia OnkenUlf C SchneiderMartin HoltkampKarl RösslerAndrea SpyrantisAdam StrzelczykFelix RosenowStefan StodieckMario A Alonso-VanegasJörg WellmerTim WehnerLasse DührsenJens GemptThomas SauvignyPublished in: Epilepsia (2024)
This study presents internationally applicable benchmark outcomes for the efficacy and safety of MTLE surgery. It may allow for comparison between centers, patient registries, and novel surgical and interventional techniques.