Outcomes of resective surgery in children and adolescents with focal lesional epilepsy: The experience of a tertiary epilepsy center


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Hırfanoğlu T., Serdaroğlu A., Kurt G., Erdem A., Capraz İ., Bilir E., ...More

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, vol.63, pp.67-72, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.07.039
  • Journal Name: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-72
  • Keywords: Epilepsy surgery, Focal lesion, Predictive factors, Children, TEMPORAL-LOBE EPILEPSY, CORTICAL DYSPLASIA, SEIZURE OUTCOMES, PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS, CLASSIFICATION, PREDICTORS, PROPOSAL, TUMORS
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of resective surgery in children with focal lesional epilepsy by evaluating the predictive value of pre- and postsurgical factors in terms of seizure freedom.