Surgical treatment for refractory epileptic spasms: The Detroit series.
Harry T ChuganiMohammed IlyasAjay KumarCsaba JuhászWilliam J KupskySandeep SoodEishi AsanoPublished in: Epilepsia (2015)
Curative epilepsy surgery in ES patients, with or without history of infantile spasms, is best accomplished at an early age and in those patients with lesional abnormalities on MRI with electroencephalography (EEG) concordance. Good outcomes can be achieved even when there is no MRI lesion but positive PET localization.
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