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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
A total of 120 patients with histologically proven focal cortical dysplasias (FCD) were retrospectively analysed for prognostic factors for successful epilepsy surgery. Multivariate data analyses showed that older age at epilepsy surgery, occurrence of secondarily generalised seizures and a multilobar extent of the dysplasia were significant negative predictors. In univariate analyses, longer duration of epilepsy, need for intracranial EEG recordings and incomplete resection of the FCD were factors which significantly reduced the chance of becoming seizure free. Histological subtype of the FCD and age at epilepsy onset had no significant predictive value. These findings strongly suggest early consideration of epilepsy surgery in FCD patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1468-330X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Child, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Epilepsy, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Malformations of Cortical Development, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Neurosurgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Postoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Preoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17682011-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors influencing surgical outcome in patients with focal cortical dysplasia.
pubmed:affiliation
Epilepsy Centre, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str 64, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. susanne.fauser@uniklinik-freiburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article