Epilepsy surgery in the United States: Analysis of data from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers

Highlights • There is a major change in the US epilepsy surgery landscape. • The number of temporal lobectomies has slightly declined over the past decade. • A significant increase in palliative procedures has occurred over a similar period.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epilepsy research 2015-10, Vol.116, p.105-109
Hauptverfasser:	Kaiboriboon, Kitti, Malkhachroum, Ayham M, Zrik, Ahmad, Daif, Ahmad, Schiltz, Nicholas M, Labiner, David M, Lhatoo, Samden D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Medical Centers - statistics & numerical data Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Epilepsy - epidemiology Epilepsy - therapy Epilepsy surgery Female Health Surveys Humans Male Neurology Neurosurgical Procedures - methods Refractory epilepsy Temporal trends United States - epidemiology Vagus Nerve Stimulation - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • There is a major change in the US epilepsy surgery landscape. • The number of temporal lobectomies has slightly declined over the past decade. • A significant increase in palliative procedures has occurred over a similar period.
ISSN:	0920-1211 1872-6844
DOI:	10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.07.007