Long-term outcomes of epilepsy surgery: A 25-year experience from a tertiary referral center.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite pharmacological advances in epilepsy treatment, one-third of patients remain pharmacoresistant and may require surgery. Despite extensive literature on epilepsy surgery, studies with follow-ups longer than 5 years are rare. Our goal was to analyze the outcomes of patients undergoing epilepsy surgery at our center, with a minimum follow-up of 15 years.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected data. We used the Engel classification to assess seizure freedom, performed univariate descriptive analysis of the variables of interest, and applied appropriate correlation tests for nominal and categorical variables, with statistical significance set at 0.05.

Results

We included 160 patients with a minimum follow-up of 15 years. A total

SUBMITTER: Almeida M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12747684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature