Epilepsy surgery in children with genetic etiologies: A prospective evaluation of current practices and outcomes

• Published in: Seizure (London, England) Vol. 113; pp. 6 - 12
• Main Authors: Coryell, Jason, Singh, Rani, Ostendorf, Adam P, Eisner, Mariah, Alexander, Allyson, Eschbach, Krista, Shrey, Daniel W, Olaya, Joffre, Ciliberto, Michael A, Karakas, Cemal, Karia, Samir, McNamara, Nancy, Romanowski, Erin Fedak, Kheder, Ammar, Pradeep, Javarayee, Reddy, Shilpa B, McCormack, Michael J, Bolton, Jeffrey, Wolf, Steven, McGoldrick, Patricia, Hauptman, Jason S, Samanta, Debopam, Tatachar, Priya, Sullivan, Joseph, Auguste, Kurtis, Gonzalez-Giraldo, Ernesto, Marashly, Ahmad, Depositario-Cabacar, Dewi F, Wong-Kisiel, Lily C, Perry, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Child; Databases, Factual; Epilepsy - genetics; Epilepsy - surgery; Humans; Neuroimaging; Probability; Seizures; Genetic; Pediatric; Epilepsy; Surgery

This study assesses current practices and outcomes of epilepsy surgery in children with a genetic etiology. It explores the pre-surgical workup, types of surgeries, and post-surgical outcomes in a broad array of disorders. Patients ≤18 years who completed epilepsy surgery and had a known genetic eti...