Long-term results of conventional surgical treatment for epilepsy. Delayed recurrence after a period of 10 years

The results of the surgical treatment of epilepsy were studied in 44 patients 10 or more years after operation. Thirty-seven patients underwent operation only once; these patients were observed 11–26 years postoperatively. Seven patients had a recurrence within 5 years after operation and required a...

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Published inSurgical neurology Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 189 - 193
Main Authors Paillas, J.E., Gastaut, H., Sedan, R., Bureau, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.1983
Elsevier
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Employment
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - classification
Epilepsy - surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Neurosurgery
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Recurrence
Skull, brain, vascular surgery
Social Adjustment
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgical treatment
Time Factors
Surgical treatment
Epilepsy
Postoperative
Intracranial
Reoperation
Resection
Surgery
Focus
Long term
Supervision
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Summary:The results of the surgical treatment of epilepsy were studied in 44 patients 10 or more years after operation. Thirty-seven patients underwent operation only once; these patients were observed 11–26 years postoperatively. Seven patients had a recurrence within 5 years after operation and required a second operation; these patients were observed 11–17 years after the second operation. Recovery persisted for 15–27 years in 32 patients. There was a recurrence in 12 cases 11–19 years after operation. With one exception, these recurrences were satisfactorily treated medically.
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ISSN:0090-3019
1879-3339
DOI:10.1016/0090-3019(83)90051-4