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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
Preoperative variables from a full range of medical specialties were used to predict degree of seizure relief from cortical resection surgery as treatment for epilepsy in 100 patients. General, seizure history, electroencephalographic (EEG), radiological, surgical, and psychological/neuropsychological data were considered. The patients were divided into one large predictive group (n = 75) and a smaller independent cross-validation sample (n = 25). Eight predictive variables emerged: single EEG focus; anterior-midtemporal lobe discharges; discharges only from the side of surgery; rate of occurrence of discharges in surgical area; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Digit Symbol subtest; Marching Test, preferred hand, time; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Hysteria scale score; and MMPI Paranoia scale score. By use of multivariate procedures, increased predictability of surgical outcome was obtained not only with the predictive group but with the independent cross-validation sample. The results demonstrate that predictions of seizure relief from epilepsy surgery can be made with 80% accuracy using multiple, rather than single, predictors.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Multidisciplinary prediction of seizure relief from cortical resection surgery.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.