Seizure Outcome and Its Prognostic Predictors After Hemispherotomy in Children With Refractory Epilepsy in a Chinese Pediatric Epileptic Center.

ABSTRACT: Object: To explore the post-hemispherotomy seizure outcome and its prognostic predictors in children with refractory epilepsy. Methods: We reviewed 83 consecutive child patients with refractory epilepsy who underwent a hemispherectomy from June 2014 to January 2017 at our Pediatric Epilepsy Center. Demographic, clinical, EEG, neuroimaging, and surgical data were collected. Seizure outcome data were collected via outpatient clinics as well as telephone visits and were graded according to Engel criteria. Logistic regression model and Cox proportional hazard regression model were, respectively, applied to explore the related factors predicting the seizure outcomes of children after a hemispherotomy. Results: Of the 83 patients, 55 (63.2%) were male. The mean seizure onset

SUBMITTER: Ji T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6702354 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature