West, Siobhan, Nolan, Sarah J ORCID: 0000-0001-9988-2709 and Newton, Richard
(2016)
Surgery for epilepsy: a systematic review of current evidence.
EPILEPTIC DISORDERS, 18 (2).
pp. 113-121.
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Abstract
This seminar discusses the history and development of techniques for surgical intervention for people with refractory focal epilepsy. Published surgical success rates and prognostic factors associated with post-operative seizure freedom from individual studies have been variable and contradictory. We present here the key findings of a Cochrane systematic review of all evidence published since the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to pre-operative surgical assessment in 1984. Our findings show the usefulness of uncontrolled case series is now past. Future studies with a prospective controlled design should focus on specific research questions to help improve results and provide better-informed advice.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | focal epilepsy, surgical resection, systematic review |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2016 11:11 |
Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2023 13:46 |
DOI: | 10.1684/epd.2016.0825 |
Open Access URL: | http://www.jle.com/fr/revues/epd/e-docs/surgery_fo... |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3004010 |