SL Moshé, E Perucca, P Ryvlin, T Tomson - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide and entails a major burden in seizure-related disability, mortality, comorbidities, stigma, and costs. In the past decade, important advances …
EF Chang, DJ Englot, S Vadera - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Surgery can be a highly effective treatment for medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). The emergence of minimally invasive resective and nonresective treatment options …
L Jehi, R Yardi, K Chagin, L Tassi, GL Russo… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Half of patients who have resective brain surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy have recurrent postoperative seizures. Although several single predictors of seizure …
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is increasingly recognized as a common and devastating problem. Because impaired breathing is thought to play a critical role in …
Objective Epilepsy surgery is the most effective treatment for select patients with drug‐ resistant epilepsy. In this article, we aim to provide an accurate understanding of the current …
Objective To examine trends in epilepsy-related surgical procedures performed at major epilepsy centers in the US between 2003 and 2012, and in the service provision …
Objective To examine national trends of pediatric epilepsy surgery usage in the United States between 1997 and 2009. Methods We performed a serial cross‐sectional study of …
HJ Lamberink, K Boshuisen, PC van Rijen… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Over the past decades, the number of epilepsy surgeries in children has increased and indications for surgery have broadened. We studied the changes in patient …
SR Dewar, HC Pieters - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Clear evidence supports the benefits of surgery over medical therapy for patients with refractory focal epilepsy. Surgical procedures meet the needs of fewer than 2 …