Early and late epilepsy surgery in focal epilepsies associated with long-term epilepsy-associated tumors

V Pelliccia, F Deleo, F Gozzo, I Sartori, R Mai… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Epilepsy surgery is an effective means of treating focal epilepsy associated with
long-term epilepsy-associated tumors. This study evaluated a large population of surgically …

Epilepsy surgery for children with low-grade epilepsy-associated tumors: factors associated with seizure recurrence and cognitive function

A Ko, SH Kim, SH Kim, EK Park, KW Shim, HC Kang… - Pediatric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Low-grade epilepsy-associated tumors (LEATs) are associated with childhood
seizures that are typically drug-resistant, necessitating surgical interventions. In this study …

The surgical management of pediatric brain tumors causing epilepsy: consideration of the epileptogenic zone

B Brahimaj, HM Greiner, JL Leach, PS Horn… - Child's Nervous …, 2014 - Springer
Objective Children suffering from epilepsy with suspected low-grade tumors may benefit
from a surgical approach that considers the epileptogenic zone, which can be more …

Lobar and multilobar resections for medically intractable pediatric epilepsy

JW Leiphart, WJ Peacock, GW Mathern - Pediatric neurosurgery, 2001 - karger.com
Pediatric epilepsy surgery patients are different than adult epilepsy surgery patients by
having a higher proportion of extratemporal than temporal lobe lesions, and by having …

Epilepsy surgery in children: results and predictors of outcome on seizures

M Cossu, G Lo Russo, S Francione, R Mai, L Nobili… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To retrospectively analyze the results on seizures of surgery in children with drug‐
resistant focal epilepsy. To identify the factors predicting seizure control among several …

Seizure outcome of surgical treatment of focal epilepsy associated with low-grade tumors in children

M Babini, M Giulioni, E Galassi, G Marucci… - Journal of …, 2013 - thejns.org
Object Low-grade tumor (LGT) is an increasingly recognized cause of focal epilepsies,
particularly in children and young adults, and is frequently associated with cortical dysplasia …

Epilepsy surgery related to pediatric brain tumors: Miami Children's Hospital experience

A Fallah, AG Weil, S Sur, I Miller, P Jayakar… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Pediatric brain tumors may be associated with medically intractable epilepsy for
which surgery is indicated. The authors sought to evaluate the efficacy of epilepsy surgery …

Outcomes after surgery for focal epilepsy in children

P Kan, C Van Orman, JRW Kestle - Child's Nervous System, 2008 - Springer
Object Surgery is an effective treatment for selected patients with intractable epilepsy. The
authors report the outcomes of focal resection in a series of children suffering from …

Surgical management of pediatric tumor-associated epilepsy

K Khajavi, YG Comair, E Wyllie… - Journal of child …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
Brain tumors are a common cause of seizures in children. Early surgical treatment can
improve seizure outcome, but controversy exists regarding the most appropriate type of …

Focal epileptogenic lesions

ANV Moosa, E Wyllie - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
The spectrum of focal epileptogenic lesions and their clinical manifestations in children differ
substantially from those seen in adults. In adults, mesial temporal sclerosis is the common …