Predictors of seizure freedom after incomplete resection in children

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 75; no. 16; p. 1448
• Main Authors: Perry, M S, Dunoyer, C, Dean, P, Bhatia, S, Bavariya, A, Ragheb, J, Miller, I, Resnick, T, Jayakar, P, Duchowny, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 19.10.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease-Free Survival; Electroencephalography - methods; Epilepsy - pathology; Epilepsy - surgery; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Neurologic Examination - methods; Neurosurgery - methods; Predictive Value of Tests; Retrospective Studies; Seizures - pathology; Treatment Outcome

Incomplete resection of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) is the most important predictor of poor outcome after resective surgery for intractable epilepsy. We analyzed the contribution of preoperative and perioperative variables including MRI and EEG data as predictors of seizure-free (SF) outcome after i...