Somatic complications of epilepsy surgery over 25 years at a single center

Somatic complications of epilepsy surgery over 25 years at a single center

Highlights • Epilepsy surgery carries well defined surgical and neurological risks, which need to be balanced against the risks of morbidity and mortality from continued seizures, and the chances of seizure remission with surgery. • The frequency of unexpected persistent neurological adverse events,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epilepsy research 2017-05, Vol.132, p.70-77
Hauptverfasser: Gooneratne, Inuka K, Mannan, Shahidul, de Tisi, Jane, Gonzalez, Juan C, McEvoy, Andrew W, Miserocchi, Anna, Diehl, Beate, Wehner, Tim, Bell, Gail S, Sander, Josemir W, Duncan, John S
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Adverse events
Aged
Electrodes, Implanted - adverse effects
Electroencephalography - methods
Epilepsy - surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Neurological deficits
Neurology
Neurosurgical Procedures - methods
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Temporal Lobe - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Epilepsy surgery carries well defined surgical and neurological risks, which need to be balanced against the risks of morbidity and mortality from continued seizures, and the chances of seizure remission with surgery. • The frequency of unexpected persistent neurological adverse events, which can affect quality of life, was 2.2% following epilepsy surgery. • Subdural EEG recordings were associated with increased risk of serious site-specific infection.
ISSN:0920-1211
1872-6844
DOI:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.02.016