Quality of life of children with residual seizures after epileptic resection surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Epilepsy dramatically affects the quality of life (QoL) of children, and resection surgery can improve their QoL by reducing seizures or completely controlling them. Children who have postoperative seizures tend to show a poorer QoL. The aim of the present study was to investigate the QoL of children with seizures after resection surgery and its influencing factors.

Methods

In the present study, we retrospectively reviewed 151 consecutive children who underwent resection surgery. We then divided them into two groups, seizure and seizure-free groups, according to the seizure outcomes 1 year after surgery. Variables were categorized into a number of factor types such as preoperative factors, surgery-related factors, postoperative factors, and family factors. QoL and

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9811176 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature