Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in childhood: rationale for greater use.
Anterior temporal resection may effectively relieve therapy-resistant seizures in children and give social, psychological and economic benefits. Epidemiological and prognostic data demonstrate that this is an under-utilised procedure: although an estimated 677 Ontario children per year would be candidates for anterior temporal resection, only 18 were performed in a 12 month period.
Blume
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University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
D002648:Child; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology