Favorable seizure and developmental outcomes without preoperative intracranial electroencephalography in pediatric patients following epilepsy surgery: A single epilepsy center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

At our institute, most pediatric patients undergo epilepsy surgery following a thorough presurgical evaluation without intracranial electroencephalography (EEG). We conducted an initial validation of our noninvasive presurgical strategy by assessing the seizure and developmental outcomes of 135 children.

Methods

All 135 pediatric patients were <15 years old, had undergone curative surgery, and were followed for at least 2 years postoperatively. Presurgical evaluations and postoperative seizure and developmental outcomes were investigated. Thorough noninvasive evaluation included 3-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in all patients. Intracranial EEG was mainly indicated for patients whose MRIs were negati

SUBMITTER: Okumura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11997940 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature