Frontal disconnection surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy: Outcome in a series of 16 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of frontal disconnection surgery in seizure control and related consequences in a consecutive patient series.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent frontal disconnection surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Baseline epilepsy characteristics, detailed presurgical evaluation including epileptogenic zone (EZ) localization, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detection of epileptogenic lesion, and pathological findings were reviewed. Patients were followed postoperatively for seizure outcome at 1 year.

Results

A total of 16 patients were identified (six children and 10 adults). Most patients had a childhood onset of DRE with a median duration of epilepsy of 6.5 years (interquartile range 3.5-17.5

SUBMITTER: Kamalboor H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469852 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature