Epilepsy surgery in patients with malformations of cortical development

• Published in: Current opinion in neurology Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 169
• Main Authors: Lüders, Hans, Schuele, Stephan U
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2006
• Subjects: Brain Diseases - complications; Cerebral Cortex - abnormalities; Cerebral Cortex - surgery; Diagnostic Imaging - classification; Diagnostic Imaging - methods; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy - etiology; Epilepsy - surgery; Humans; Neurosurgical Procedures - methods; Treatment Outcome

Patients with malformations of cortical development often suffer from intractable focal epilepsy. This review considers recent progress in the selection and seizure outcome of patients undergoing resective epilepsy surgery for this condition. Patients with malformations of cortical development restr...