IQ changes after pediatric epilepsy surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review aimed to assess the intellectual outcome of children who underwent surgery for epilepsy.

Methods

A systematic review of electronic databases was conducted on December 3, 2021, for PubMed and January 11, 2022, for Web of Science. The review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. The included studies reported on intelligence quotient (IQ) or developmental quotient (DQ) before and after epilepsy surgery in children. Studies were included, if the patients had medically intractable epilepsy and if the study reported mainly on curative surgical procedures. We conducted a random-effects meta-analysis to determine the mean change of IQ/DQ.

Results

Fifty-seven studies reporting on a total of 2593 patients met the inclusion criteria.

SUBMITTER: Schmidlechner T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770207 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature