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2774484

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Fifty-three of 57 patients who had evidence of bitemporal epileptiform abnormalities and who required investigation with stereotactic depth electroencephalography (SDEEG) recordings to determine the site of origin of seizures underwent surgical resection for the treatment of their epilepsy. A minimum of 2 years' follow-up was available in 48 patients who underwent a temporal lobe resection. In this group, 19 patients (40%) were greatly improved, and of these 14 (29%) became seizure free and 5 (10%) had no more than 3 seizures each year. Another 22 patients (46%) showed a worthwhile reduction in seizure frequency of at least 50%. Seven patients (15%) were not significantly improved. An etiological factor of early convulsions before age 3 (usually febrile) was associated with a better outcome. Both the lack of a strong predominance for SDEEG-recorded seizures to arise in the resected temporal lobe and the presence of residual epileptiform abnormalities in the postexcision electrocorticogram were correlated with poorer results.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
432-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Results of surgical treatment in patients with bitemporal epileptiform abnormalities.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article